Hi everyone, Kathy sent me this and it is really beautiful. I'll just send you the URL where it is quoted as there are some other sites there you may find interesting. This one however, speaks to why we "do" genealogy. Thanks Kathy! "The Story Teller" written by Tom Dunn and quoted at the following URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~julieann/the_story_teller.htm Iris dmreily@compuserve.com