Thank you Colin. I was only thinking of the NEHGS Library because it is the one that is talked about mostly, but you remind me (and other list members who had family who came from the New England area that there are other Libraries) that might be useful to research if your Boyd family came form this area. It sounds like I should spend some time at Concord, NH (so my 2 week trip I think will be getting a little longer already.) So those members who had there Boyd family come from NH, MA, RI, ME or CT, this might be a good time to go to the various Libraries to research your Boyd family at the County, State NEHGS or some of the other Libraries in this area. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS From: Colin Brooks Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 12:18 AM To: Mike Boyd ; boyd Subject: Re: [BOYD] Getting form Boston, MA to AGM at Loon Mountain, NH Mike, Your ambitious as usual and forgetting we are not Ireland or England. Bus and train service sucks. SO, only option I can see is Concord Bus lines http://www.concordcoachlines.com/ They can take you to all those places and be the closest arrival spot for Loon Mt. Hopefully, Boyds with cars can get you to the games. Researching this area/region is pretty straight forward. #1- NEHGS in Boston as you mentioned. However, the Massachusetts State Archives, http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/searchwelcome.html , is a close second and does include material not held at NEHGS. PLEASE don't waste your time with Gary Boyd Roberts at NEHGS. His answer has not changed since 2004 "Can't research those Irish and don't really know the Boyd family". #2- Concord New Hampshire. New Hampshire Historical Society is the place to go and if you ask nicely, they may bring you the 1718 Petition. Take pictures of the Boyd signatures cause I have some Boyd documents I may be able to compare. The State Archives is a place you could spend a week, and maybe cull together all the individual Boyd records. Unfortunately, you don't have that time so I would focus on the NHHS time. #3 Londonderry. ONLY as an historical observation ie paintings, graves, walking the historical sites etc. They have little clue about their real heritage, and to this day are unaware of the family/history of the Robert Boyd who's portrait hangs outside the "genealogy" room. Sorry for the negativity, but you have little time to waste on useless research. -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com