On Wed, 2 Oct 1996 13:01:39 -0400 Steve Lay <sal@nac.net> writes: >Dear fellow rooters, > >Someone asked recently about wanting to hear success stories. Well, i >hit >the pot at the end of the rainbow today (and it is raining outside as >I >type this.) > >Having found out about the GenWeb project through this mail list, I >gave it >a visit and scanned the Herkimer County site. There I found a query >that >mentioned the Guild family. I sent the person an e-mail message since >my >ggggrandmother was a Guild. > >Paydirt!! I received a reply today and the person is a 4th cousin to >my >mother. He has a book that traces the Guild family back 300 to 400 >years. > I have been looking for this family for 15 years and now all the >pieces >have fallen into place. And it was through gen-nys that it happened. > >Don't give up faith. Your relatives are out there somewhere. It is >projects like this and genweb that is bringing us together. Thanks >Marc, >thanks to the person who maintains the Herkimer County site (sorry I >don't >remember your name and I don't have it at my fingertips) and thanks to >all >of you who keep this endeavor alive. > >Steve Lay >Hackettstown, N.J. >sal@nac.net