<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Sometimes my background in finance and my interest in genealogy merge in unexpected ways.  This morning I was watching CNBC report on improving jobs numbers while I was thinking about how my own professional genealogical activity has picked up lately.  I wondered if there was a correlation between genealogical activity and the economy in general?   So, what are others experiencing?  Is genealogy business picking up?   Maybe APG could start a survey -- The Genealogy Economic Indicator?  I suggest that mostly in jest, with a tinge of seriousness.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Judy Riffel</DIV> <DIV>Baton Rouge, Louisiana</DIV></BODY></HTML>