You wrote: > I have taken an interest in my family history and I am looking for > some info.regarding my fathers family.My father was Adrian Sweet born > in Corning NY. My mother was June Spencer.My grandparents were Walter > C Sweet from Bradford Pa and Susan M Higgins from Corning Ny.Dad had > many siblings. His brothers were > Leo,Joseph,Harold,Gerald,Edward,Bernard and Raymond His sisters were > Mary,Margaret and maybe Frances?.We never knew them.Most have passed > on.Any information would be welcomed.Thank you. There are always two ways to approach a problem like this: studying the known ancestors to look for clues to their origins, or studying a large collection of people with the same surname in hopes of finding a trail down to the known. The second approach is usually a measure of desperation that people turn to when the first approach doesn't seem to be working. I should add here that I have some Sweets in PA, but they aren't named Walter or Adrian. However, there is now a technique for narrowing down the focus of the survey approach and turning it into a practical alternative. If you get a male Sweet from your line to join the Sweet DNA project, you can discover whether any of the other Sweets in the project are related to you. Knowing where to look can be a big help in finding what you need. You can see the results from the project so far at http://www.fairleafarm.harvard.ma.us/dnasweet.htm John Chandler