If any of you are RootsWeb members and would like to manage the GenConnect boards for this surname, they became available this month (separate ones for wills, pensions, bios, obits, deeds, bible records, and queries). http://cgi.rootsweb.com/%7Egenbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html http://cgi.rootsweb.com/%7Egenbbs/AdminCenter/maint.html The GenConect boards work best in tandem with the list, if I understand it correctly - it certainly looks as if they would help us. When search engines look for surnames, these boards will show up. Cousins not on the list will also see our posts. Hopefully, they will join us for research and working together on the list, but the boards should get more attention from surfers. The wills, deeds, bios, etc. boards are for adding data so that we will all have the opportunity to look at it online easily. The person in charge of the board is sent a copy by e-mail of everything that is entered, as it is entered. There is also an e-mail list for folks who are managing the boards, and questions can be asked there if there is something you do not understand. Carol <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/