Hello all lists, I had so many replies both on and off list, that due to work etc., I have not been able to reply as I originally suggested I would. As a nearly 'yearling', for those who don't know me (I started last March), I thank you all for your comments and support. I am still working on the off-list replies. Thanks again, David ----- Original Message ----- From: David Thomson To: WALLACE-L@rootsweb.com ; THOMSON-L@rootsweb.com ; SCT-KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com ; SCT-FIFE-L@rootsweb.com ; SALMON-L@rootsweb.com ; PATON-L@rootsweb.com ; MCCUBBIN-L@rootsweb.com ; MCCLINTOCK-L@rootsweb.com ; DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com ; AUS-NSW-L@rootsweb.com ; ABERDEEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 4:20 PM Subject: Genealogy search question!?! Hello all lists, I have no wish to tread on any toes, nor to offend the very many people who have invested years of, and money on, research on their family lines, and I am very thankful to those who have contributed. If there was not so much interest I would not have been able to progress my searches so quickly and so accurately. While I do enjoy the 'almost personal' contact (and I have found distant 'cousins' round the world), I have wondered why there seems to be no central repository for genealogy. There are many sites doing their business - but, not to my mind, helping genealogists doing theirs. I started my research in about March last year, and probably appear as a mere whippersnapper, but I would appreciate some feedback. This is not meant as a flame. One of my most important thoughts was that should/could there be a genealogy site where beginners could gain access to a portal covering "all" the basics? I could go on, but, hopefully, you get the gist of my message. David Thomson, Surrey, England