I have been doing a lot of thinking about this list and others I am associated with. I have also been thinking about all of the wonderful things that are going on in the background even as I write this note. There are many hundreds of people that are spending all of their spare time doing voluntary look-ups, Census transcriptions, Cemetary lists, old newspaper transcriptions, wills, obituaries, Ships lists of immigrations, Family Bible information transcriptions, etc., etc., etc. The list of data that will some day be available to all of us is too endless to list here. However, I would like to ask that if you would like to be involved, you can volunteer for one or more of all these projects. Regardless of where your interest and information lies, your work will be appreciated by countless others. The USGenWeb Project is always asking for volunteers: <A HREF="http://www.usgenweb.org/">The USGenWeb Project - Home Page</A> http://www.usgenweb.org/ Rootsweb has pages devoted to each Surname for which a list exists. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/">RootsWeb.com Home Page</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb also has location pages that are devoted to each area for which lists exist. These always welcome information and volunteers to work on projects. If that is where your interest lies, and you have an old family Bible with information you can transcribe and post to one or more of the lists, or deeds, obituaries, or any other genealogical information, it will be appreciated and many thousands of potential users will have it available to aid them in their searches. If we all pitch in and share our information, just think how much sooner we can find the information that we have been seeking and can then break down all those brick walls. What is the chance that on this list we might have a History or Typing Teacher or two? If we could enlist them to give their classes the assignment of each student transcribing a section of a Census (maybe for extra credit). Just think of the volunteer potential available. And if we could multiply that by hundreds of lists, just think how much sooner this work could be completed. What I am trying to say, is that there is strength in numbers. We can pool our resources and do our small part to make all our genealogical dreams come true. Maryann Dixon Moseby Proud Rootsweb Sponsor M*c*E*l*r*o*y & W*a*k*e*f*i*e*l*d Listkeeper mdmgen@aol.com for Surname lists W*a*s*h*i*n*g*t*o*n Co., OH Listkeeper mdmcounty@aol for County Lists Mail to: dixlan2@aol.com for General e-mail AOL Instant Messenger: Dixlan2 ICQ: 1631995 <A HREF="http://www.usgenweb.org/">The USGenWeb Project - Home Page</A>