This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WELLS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SCWBAIB/4531.3 Message Board Post: I'd also enocourage you to visit http://www.familysearch.org which is the LDS Church FREE website. In addition, if your town has an LDS church with a family library, be sure to go and visit them. You do not need to be a church member (and they are not in to "recruiting") but they have volunteer staff members who will be very helpful and know how to guide you - especially since you are a beginner. WELLS is a VERY popular surname!!Good luck with your research. Leslie