Thanks for all the replies. Here is what I know: I am stuck on my gg grandfather, Kenneth Fraser. As much as I know about Kenneth, he was born in Nov., 1820 at McLennan's Brook. He married Nancy Della Pearson (b Dec., 1835 in Truro, N.S.) in July of 1857. They had 2 sons: Thomas Alexander Fraser (b. Oct. 1861 in Truro) and Peter Thomas in 1867. Peter died young with no children. It appears that Kenneth moved to Truro after he married Nancy because their children were born there and their family is recorded in the census there. They moved to Manitoba later in life and both died there. I know that Kenneth's obituary was in a local Pictou newspaper and it verified that that is where he was born. I can not find ANY record of his birth, siblings or parents. It's like he fell from the sky. I have even gone there myself to try and find something/anything. I ended up finding all of Nancy's family, but not Kenneth. I would be eternally grateful for any help. I was thinking about hiring an experienced researcher to do the local leg work. Jan