This is from LindaBee on my Candyman list, this is a direct copy of her post because she explains it quite well. This is not a paid site. (Bill, I am tooting your horn!) GenHelp :: Genealogy Help at Your Fingertips http://www.genhelp.org/index.php Where have I been? I didn't know about this marvelous web site. This is wonderful. All kinds of free data online along with help from top of the line webmasters and authors. This is a dream of a website: easy to use with great tutorials suitable for a raw beginner to an experienced genealogist. There are databases to find online and a states list to check. You can read all the messages, and comment on them if you want. You can ask questions and one of the webmasters will reply. There is a list of categories to click on in the right column and a list of topics/subjects to click on in the left column. This site is so EASY! Very simple, very clear and self-explanatory. No getting lost in this web site. THEN!! I checked out the webmasters of this site. That did it! Dennis Patridge of Access Genealogy and Surname Web...anything Dennis does, I'm in it! An added plus: he's from New Hampshire and I'll bet he talks funny too!<g> Lorine McGinnis Schulze, noted author and founder of Olive Tree Genealogy is here and so is Judy White of Access Genealogy and Native American Links andNative American Nations. Kathy Reid (my children's surname ....I have to like her!<g>) who has the Ancestor Search web page along with PA Civil War Volunteers and the U.S. Military Research web site is on the list of webmasters too. I've saved the best for last. Bill Cribbs, who is a member of the Genie-Angels list, is also a webmaster. His pages include Obituary Central, CemSEARCH, WebWide Surname Locator, Historical & Genealogical Societies of the U.S. plus more. I joined today!<g> Once you sign up you can arrange your personal page just as you want it. This is a wonderful site. I already have a site I'd like to recommend to them for the State of Connecticut. If I check my files I know I will find more sites to submit for inclusion approval. You have to go see this. What a gold mine for genealogists. Linda Bee PS: Bill, I got here from Family Tree Magazine's list of "Just Plain Great" web sites. You are the newest addition. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/02