The postings that are made to the GenConnect boards will be searchable from anywhere in the GenConnect system (which is huge). I think this will be a great asset for us. There are several methods available on all GenConnect boards for searching the entries. "Search/Personalize Your Display" searches that specific forum only. It searches all text, not just the "surnames" field "Global Search" (or the GenConnect logo at the top of the forum page) searches all entries in the GenConnect System. It searches based on the "surname" field only. Searching via Surname Helper searches all GenConnect entries and many other sources formatted for its engine. It searches its database on the "surname" field only. Its database is updated from the web just once a week so results may be incomplete. Jim Wise