1. The following is good news from Rootsweb. Try it out! One of the requests we get most often from RootsWebbers is for better navigation tools. RootsWeb provides a dizzying assortment of surname-oriented research resources, so much that it can be overwhelming to even the experienced user. Folks are constantly asking us if there's some way to unify the Websites, mailing lists, RSL entries, and GenConnect boards together in a single resource. We're extremely proud to announce that now they can. We've created 5,000 new "Surname Resources," a new way to navigate RootsWeb's surname offerings. We'll be announcing them in the 26 May edition of the RootsWeb Review, but we wanted to give our list and GenConnect board administrators a first chance to look at the new Resources. What *is* a Surname Resource? Although these new resources are still under construction, they are operational. Stop by http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/ and feel free to explore. These Surname Resources cover the 5,000 most common surnames from the RootsWeb Surname List. Many of them are completely new -- we created more than 3,000 new mailing lists and over 30,000 new GenConnect boards just for this project. (We may even do the next 5,000-15,000 most common surnames!) The new lists and GC Boards are presently administered by a few (extremely busy!) RootsWeb staff members, but eventually we'll take volunteers to adopt them. We're still working out the details, but we will definitely give preference to folks who already administer existing mailing lists and surname boards for the same names. When we're ready to take that step, we'll announce it here. So look around, have fun, and let us know what you think! On behalf of RootsWeb, Randy Winch <[email protected]> Senior Programmer Pam Carey Durstock <[email protected]> SysAdmin and programmer Nancy Trice <[email protected]> SysAdmin and Cluster Manager Cheers Donna King Tolpuddle List Manager oldest Loveless ancestor - John Loveless - born circa 1731 in Tolpuddle, Dorset, England