This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Casto, Parsons, Randolph, Rhodes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4216.2.2 Message Board Post: Thanks, JoAnn. For the general information of anyone who visits either of my websites, they are not a part of any other website, they are owned and operated by me. They are a place for me to share the genealogy research I have compiled over the last 30+ years. The original Jackson County Pioneer Project has become too difficult to update very often, simply because it has grown to over 42,000 people, and that takes a lot of upload time, so I started the West Virginia Pioneers site which is much easier to update and navigate, but still takes time. The majority of the work is my own, with additions and corrections from far too many people to list, but in general, they are listed as the source of data they have furnished me. I work with some wonderful researchers, including JoAnn, on our common families. I get mail on a daily basis from people, giving me additional info or asking me to help them, in addition to the requests for lookups generated by my being listed as a Jackson Co lookup volunteer. Some days it doesn't leave me any time to do any of 'my' research. And since I am a grandma, a large part of my time, especially in the summer, is spent with my grandkids, and yes, we even take vacations (just back from the beach!!!), so the email piles up and sometimes, doesn't even get answered because it gets lost. I enjoy helping people find their ancestors and it's an added bonus when they happen to be someone who I already have in my database. I especially love to hear from Casto, Parsons, Randolph and Rhodes researchers. If you don't get a reply, try me again. Just keep in mind that I might just be back in Jackson County, trying to find someone. Betty www.wvpioneers.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs