Hi All As a person not involved in the US history, I would like to thank all of you for the insight I have gained from reading all your comments. Some of my husbands ggrandfathers brothers went to the USA and Robert Vick went to Australia. I am trying to trace where the other went but knowing a bit about the history of that time sure helps. Shirley At 02:28 PM 2/8/00 EST, VICK-L@rootsweb.com wrote: >WOW! I am most impressed. >I didn't know I had cousins so smart. I have seen and learned so much with >this little bit of struggle. It may be time to move on however? >I never intended for the topic to cause hurt or division among us. >I knew there were strong feelings and great differences on both sides. >I was hopeful we could talk about them openly as we shared our personal >felling about the topic and not each other. >Once again I think this has been a worth while topic and I learned much from >both points of view. Shirley MUIR from Melbourne Australia. The Garden City