Well, there are more 'Forests' out there than I realized. My maiden name: Skogen, is Norwegian for 'forest.' :o)

Tracy

>>Is there such a thing as a Scottish / Northern VFP user group (or would that be just me then)?
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>Robert;
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>My family name came from the NE corner of England/SE corner of Scotland. Would it be alright if I were a "remote member" of your user group? :)
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>Tom - whose family came from the "White forest"
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>ley = Old English for Forest
>leigh = Middle English for Forest
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>One guess is allowed for the meaning of the modern English term for "forest". :)