Fran, Avis, and Other Cousins, There is a great list for asking "newbie" questions. It is GenChat-L. To subscribe, send a post to GenChat-L-request@rootsweb.com Type the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the text. The folks are great, and if they don't know the answers to your questions, they will point you in the right direction. Just remember, we were all new at this computer business once upn a time. It is really time to get back to the subject of this list, WEST family research. I hope you all have great success in finding your WEST ancestors. Myra