I know from working on the net for about 15 years that a lot of Boyds went to Missouri over time. However, I do not know if members of these families are still there or not. So on Monday 18 April my travel agent hear in Brisbane said that I can get an 7 am flight to Denver and catch another flight to St Louis and be at Lambert Airport by 1346 pm So is there a person (or a group of people) in the Eastern MO or SW ILL. area who would like to help to organise a meeting and venue (although that could be at the Hotel that I am staying at. At this stage I only have one person from Grand Rapids, MI who has contacted me about organising for me to talk to Boyd member in their area. The talks - from the Tour in October down the east Coast are most likely to last about 3 hours - to give you a guide. I am certainly quite happy to talk to people about our Boyd history and to pass on what I have collected over the last 30 years and about 7 Trips to Scotland and Ireland. And yes in October, while I was not able to operate my laptop, I was able to tell a number of the people that I spoke to what Branches they were connected to and where there families came from in Ireland. If I can't get an volunteer, I will look at flying directly to Chicago and getting a train up to Grand Rapids MI. The other States I would like to visit to pass on my knowledge about Boyd history (and collect known Boyd family trees) are:- (i) Indiana; (ii) Ohio; (iii) western PA; (iv) West Virginia (v) Kentucky; (vi) Tennessee. I have promised Joyce Arcus that I will go to the Greensboro Games on Saturday 30 April. So I expect that I will also do a history talk in Greensboro on the Friday night (29 April) While I have said to President Lauren that I will go to the Woodland Games in CA on 7 and 8 May. So I am currently thinking that after Greensboro on 30 April, that I could go to several cities/towns in Tennessee and get to some where that I could fly to Dallas or some other hub that will get me to Sacramento by Friday 6 May. I am quite happy to go into Canada, into lower Ontario Province to some town north of Lake Erie or to Hamilton and perhaps Buffalo, NY before I swing south. (along as you promise no snow) This will be the first and, I expect the last time, that that I will be able to visit this area to pass on my knowledge about Boyd Clan history. Thank you for volunteering. (These people will need help from others to contact both Boyd and Boyd researchers through a range of methods.) I am quite happy to go by train, bus or if it is possible by car if people have the time. Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee HBS