Find yourselves a mailing list, or a batch of them, to subscribe to, for your surnames or area of search. They are invaluable in contacting others. Here's one place to look for one. I recommend subscribing in Digest Mode, as some have HEAVY traffic. Some don't, and are okay for individual emails, it's what we call the L mode, or List mode. It sends out individual letters, and can get extremely heavy in letters coming to you, where Digest Mode accumulates a batch then sends out the batch at one time. Your choice, though. bj http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/