Hi Everyone and WELCOME to the new Thrift mailing list! My brother, Ken, has a Civil War page for Thrifts. http://members.xoom.com/huck/index.html Go to that page and click on Civil War/ Thrift. If you find any web pages on Thrift or new info or related links please post here so all can see. For all of you who have received a msg. from me that says "will write later!" .....I really will! I'm finally going to see my uncle and aunt in Panama City and will be gone about a week. Once I return I will catch up on all of my email. We have a small group here. At last count there were 6 of us. Use this mailing list to get help with your research and it's okay to include lines that link to Thrift. We have a lot of interest in Hickox, Lee and Ball. So, if you find a web page for any connecting lines please post that here, also. Mary Ann Thrift, daughter of George, married a BALL. I have a BALL page on my website but cousin Marge has informed me that I do have errors so I will fix that when I return from my trip. Hickox and Lee are appearing a lot in our Thrift lines. Gail and Sharon seem to have done the most research on those two connecting lines. I think everyone on here knows or is at least aware of the others but it would be nice if each of you could do an introduction, post the lines that connect to Thrift that you have info on you're willing to share and let others see your email addresses. The Thrift mailing list has not been announced yet so we can really get to know one another before others join us. Please don't send attachments to list. It causes problems for Rootsweb and AOL is well known for bouncing attachments. I believe Yuno bounces, also. So, if you have attachments you want to send please do so with private email. You can post anything here that has to do with THRIFT including all linking lines but be sure to show the connection to Thrift as it is a THRIFT mailing list and we don't want to confuse others who might join us once we're announced. My web page is at: http://pages.prodigy.net/wchs/oke.html "Okefenokee Ancestry" Alley Blackford (Thrift List Mgr) wchs@prodigy.net