Welcome to the 25 new Wells researchers who are joining us for the first time in 1975. WFRB now enters the third year of publication with, 9 of the old subscribers back with us. Just this morning I learned of the death of one of the other 10% last June. Now I wonder about the others.

Many Grandpa and Grandma Wells have been located the last two years. The question is -- are you relying too greatly on WFRB and not doing research on your own? My promise was to help in your personal research and so I shall, BUT, my help will be in response to your query with a' specific problem. Since I expect that you will be doing research on your own, keep me advised as to your progress and where your next search will center. It is too costly and time consuming to be duplicating each other's efforts. When I do produce results and furnish needed records, I would appreciate acknowledgment so that I know you are using them to further your search. How about you girls I mailed the Orange Co., N. C. records to over a month ago. Did you get them?

Those of you who are awaiting results from my microfilm census research, the film STILL has not arrived and I have sent follow up letters plus a long distance phone call this week. We shall just have to be patient.

Several of the new 1975 WFRB researchers have asked about back copies. The first 5 issues of Volume I are exhausted and only 6 sets of issues 6 thru 10 remain at a cost of $5. There are 16 sets complete of Volume #II at a cost of $10. First come first served. To those of you who have complete sets of Volume I and II I advise you to hang as they will be in demand. There are only 43 complete sets of Volume I and II. Several of the large libraries have requested complete sets and I have had to xerox the missing issues to complete their sets.

My current project is to card index all the marriage records by both bride and grooms names, in order to easier locate ancestors when only the names are known, but not location. These I am compiling from known marriage records, pension and bounty land warrant applications where proof of marriage was required, Bible records, county histories and family histories and published biographies.

How many of you are realizing the joy of search and finding Grandma and Grandpa Wells (or Smith or Jones) on your own? Are you just collecting names and dates or are you compiling family history. Do you know just that they were born, married and died, sometimes with only an approximate date? Or do you know that Grandpa served as a vestry preacher. Did he help build a road, serve on a jury, sign a petition possibly protesting some action, serve in a war, dismissed from a church for freely imbibing, gambling, racing horses, or possibly even for

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