In a message dated 7/16/2004 8:18:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, storknurse7@earthlink.net writes: The sad part is my mother spends all summer every year in Nova Scotia but has no interest in genealogy! Well, maybe she will invite me over to NS and I'll stimulate her to get involved; its sad when only a few are interested, but you and I are and that is a great start. I have eight grandkids, somewhat young, ages 1/2 to 16 almost, but maybe one of them will be interested. I have much of my genealogy recorded but not all of it verified of course. If you are related to the Sewells then you, as I, am related to many Essex, MA families; same ones I am related to. This past winter I did about 20 families. Also, I'm writing a book on PERSONALIZING ESSEX COUNTY, and I have about 20 chapter's completed in addition to my 20 family chapters. I go to Canada/NB quite often and did so as a kid as well; I like it there and still have many relative to meet and interact with, both alive and dead. The custom's man asked me why I had gone into Canada last week or so; I said to visit with the living and the dead. He said he had never heard that one as a reason. DWB