I’m amazed with today’s technology! Thanks to the Internet and PayPal, I’ve checked the resume’ of a researcher in England, send him my research request and his retainer. The webpage for the Association of Professional Genealogists listed researchers living in or near London, England, where I checked out the credentials and resume’s of fellow members of APG. Using email I contacted this researcher, learned of his availability, and fees, and learned he will meet some of my friends at the London WDYTYA event. Using my word processor I wrote my research request, included what I knew about the problem, and made a couple of search suggestions and attached it to an email to him. Using PayPal, I sent him his initial retainer. No International Money Orders to get, no exchange rates to figure, all done from the comfort of my home computer. I love it!