Here is a interesting article that may help find a missing ancestor. It's about a wonderful witty man with a really wild hobby -- grave yard dowsing! With two little metal rods or even a bent coat hanger, he can workout the dimensions of a grave, and tell if it is a man or a woman. Joan Rose has written a very interesting article that can be seen in the current issue of the Signal, the biweekly newsletter of the US Internet Genealogical Society. You can read it at http://www.usigs.org/signal/signal.htm I hope you take a look. And P.S. Talking about cemeteries -- In the same issue, Pam Reitsch tells how a Boy Scout in her area took over the project of cleaning up and improving an old cemetery. It is worth considering as an Eagle Award project in your area. **************************************************** James A. Streeter - SIR JAMES - [email protected] - ICQ 3737732 President -- United States Internet Genealogical Society USIGS Web Page -- http://www.usigs.org New Hampshire USGenWeb -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/nh.htm Sullivan Cnty Nh -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/nhsul.htm Essex Cnty Ma -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2150/essex.htm Caledonia Cnty Vt -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/cledonia.htm Lamoille Cnty Vt -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/lamoille.htm Orange Cnty Vt -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2150/orange.htm