Hi Robin (chrisnrob@bigpond)! Here's the reply to your message of yesterday. I sent it directly, but it bounced. Hi Robin! Yes, I got your two previous messages, and I imagine you are correct in thinking there may be a connection, although I don't know enough to say for sure. I have been working on my mom's family and haven't done much with the Fardys. However, as soon as I research this some more, I will let you know if I find anything. From the few people researching this family that I've talked to, it's proving to be a very difficult family to find! Your first message came through fine. However, this message and the previous one came through with this message: "An ActiveX control on this page may not be safe..." and then tells me my security controls may not allow the page to display correctly (it does, as far as I can tell). Maybe this can help you with your disappearing e-mail problem. Talk to you soon. Edel