Hello June, I don't have one single online source that will identify your locations for you, but further below I will list a few useful sites that might help you with pieces of your puzzle. Firstly though, I would highly recommend getting a copy of this paper atlas to take travelling, because it shows Alberta highways on a grid of the surveyed ranges and townships: MapArt Publishing http://www.mapart.com/ Alberta Ranges & Township Road Atlas for 2007 About $20 Canadian. You might be able to find it at a bookstore, and it looks like you could order directly from the website. Secondly, concerning your two legal land descriptions: 1) Land Grant for Albert WAITE, NE1/4, Sec.19, Twp.56, Range 13, W5M. - This appears to be about 30 km SSW of Whitecourt, Alberta. Nearby communities are Mahaska to the NW, and Hattonford, to the SE. - Did Albert Waite ever serve as the postmaster for Mahaska? Check http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/index-e.html A search for "Mahaska" will produce a postmaster named A. Waite between June & October 1920. There is some additional land description info on this page as well 2) Death Certificate for Elizabeth Ann WAITE buried on farm, SE1/4, Sec.16, Twp.54, Range 16, W5M. - This appears to be just a few km NW of Wolf Creek near the McLeod River, but I don't know whether it would be on the east or west side of the McLeod River, or where bridges or ferries might be found. - try the post office site for more area land description info Here are some websites that might help you out: Map Town Ltd. http://www.maptown.com/ - In the left column, look under References for the Conversions link for a way to convert your legal land descriptions to latitude and longitude. Nancy's Alberta Search Tips http://www.geocities.com/drnancytodd/strathmore/albertatips.html Geographical Names of Canada http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php How are western Canadian homestead surveys laid out? http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/homesteadlocation.html And of course, http://maps.google.ca/ Hope that helps. -- Debra (darnison @ telusplanet.net)