Thank you so very much all the kind and informative responses..It has been like a burden has been lifted off me and I finally know where I come from !!! It's been such a shock (all of it good mind you!) My sister will be shocked as well and Happy knowing some family hstory ...it will also bring us closer together. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you at some time or learning from you about our common history.

thank you all in advance, Marland Steeples