Please read the following before e-mailing me.  Thanks.

While I am very interested in the Family Tree and genealogy in general, I am also very busy.  With the advent of the Internet, I have been fortunate to get lots of interest in my family tree and web sites.  Unfortunately, I simply do not have time to answer all the e-mail I get on the family tree, and when I can reply, it is often not for some time.  Please be patient.

While I would still like to hear from you, especially those to whom I am related, even distantly, I would appreciate the following consideration.  One of the most common questions I get is, "I couldn't find my relative's name on your web site. Would you have it (or any information on this person) in your records?"  If the name does not appear on the web site, I almost certainly don't have that person's name in my computer software.  

In addition, please familiarize yourself with the search features of your brower and try them before e-mailing me.  For those using Netscape Navigator, go to the "Edit" menu and click on "Find in Page..." and type the name for which you are searching into the box, and then click the "Find Next" button.  For those using Microsoft's Internet Explorer, go to the "Edit" menu and click on "Find (on this Page) . . ." and type the name for which you are searching into the box, and then click the "Find Next" button.  As noted above, if the name does not appear on the web site, I almost certainly don't have that person's name in my computer software.