Hi Listers - I'm new to the list, and new to research in general, but I am finding interesting info and tidbits just reading your messages. Maybe someone can help me. My husband's grandfather, George Arden DURAND, was born Jan. 10, 1896 in Canada (presumably Winnipeg). His parents were George DURAND and Rose HOUGH, also born in Canada. I have written to Manitoba Vital Statistics and they do not have a birth record for him. The other info I have on George Arden DURAND is that he was in Superior, WI in 1905 at the Math (Matthew?) Carpenter School, by 1927 he was married and living in Rochester, NY, and he died in Bath, NY in 1959. I have no info on his parents other than he is supposedly of French Canadian and Blackfoot Indian descent. Would it be wise to try to find a birth record in another Canadian Province (Quebec, maybe), or should I try another route to obtain some info. Living in NYS, I need to do most of my research via the internet or mail. Thanks for your help. Sue