All of us "genealogist" have at one time, had help in our researching from family, friends, libraries, etc. when we first began our quest. My suggestion is to post on-line avenues of research for the "newbies" of this century. "Newbies" this information is not specifically "real facts" but in some cases it can be......YOU HAVE TO RESEARCH and make sure.......DOCUMENT YOUR SOURCES! (All of us can benefit from these sources - we might learn some new ones.) Here are some genealogy search web sites that will keep you busy for a while: If for any reason they will not come up on "www." then try "http:/" MAIN SEARCH ENGINES: ALTA VISTA; LYCOS; WEBCRAWLER; EXCITE; YAHOO; MAGELLAN; INFO SEEK; NORTHERN LIGHT; METACRAWLER; ALL ARE - .com - type in genealogy Here are some excellent web sites: BARREL OF GENEALOGY LINKS.... http://cpcug.org/user/lacombe/mark.html CYNDI'S LIST......www.cyndislist.com ROOTSWEB....www.rootsweb.com - information for specific states, counties, surnames US GEN WEB....www.usgenweb.com.- select the state / county you wish to research and then go into their "ARCHIVES"...there you might find: cemeteries, land records, birth & death records, etc. GEN FORUM.....www.genforum.com - type in surname HANDBOOK OF TEXAS.....www.tsha.utexas.edu LDS (Latter Day Saints-Utah) .....www.familysearch.org FAMILY TREE MAKER....www.familytreemaker.com GENDEX....www.gendex.com - surnames WORLD GEN WEB...www.worldgenweb.com - for overseas NORTH AMERICA FUNERAL HOMES..... www.funeral.com/cemetery/states SWITCHBOARD.......www.switchboard.com - telephone book - white & yellow pages by state - or just enter the surname - it will bring up all of those that have a listed phone number WHO WHERE....www.whowhere.com MAPS OF TEXAS...www.livgenmi.com/yr AMAZING ANCESTRAL HOME PAGE... www.polaris.net/~legend/collect.htm ON-LINE CENSUS MATERIAL..... www.census-online.com/links.htm Have fun! Gwen Leonard