How interesting to read your mind's wanderings! It's this kind of research, though, that leads to places that are the best! I have one of our family's bibles, but not the other. I'd give a lot for that other one! That was my mother's side, and evidently, a careless cousin let it go. He lied about it later, but once they are gone, they are gone. We've never found where it actually went. There was an estate sale..... But once I read your musings on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, I thought I have to get that story for my 8 year old grandson! He has become very interested in reading, and that would be a perfect thing for a boy! Thanks for sharing all your thoughts with us! myra herron Betty <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, Just wanted to remind researchers that old "Family BIBLES" are a good source of information for some - if you are lucky enough to have one, find one, or find someone who has one that has information you need. And, many of them are being sold on-line. Some reasonably priced; some not. I can say that, when I first started researching my KIDDER line in Maine and MA about 15 years ago, I started writing a lot of slow-mail letters. One lady responded to say she was a niece of my great-grandfather from Princeton, ME. She lived in Portland, ME, and had her late mother's "Family BIBLE." She was kind enough to write to me with the data in the BIBLE, and from that I was able to find out more information about my great-grandfather's family. (He was born 1870 in Princeton.) Another lady responded to say that she and her husband had bought an old, abandoned farm in Maine, and way out in the back of the land were a few old gravestones - of KIDDER's. And KIDDER was written on one of the boards in the barn. (I had written to some Historical Societies in different parts of Maine. And, I used to write "letters to the Editors" of cities in Maine I was interested in.) I'd also like to mention that last week I saw the first-name, Ichabod, on one of the Lists, and that always reminds me of the fictional character - Ichabod CRANE. I went to find a web page which would remind me of the original story of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and was reminded of the Van TASSEL name. What did I just find being sold on-line? An old "family BIBLE" from the Tarrytown, NY, area, where one of the surnames mentioned was Van TASSEL. :o) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) P.S. I used to love watching the old, Disney movie every October: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames and place-names. And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and place-names. When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message MYRA HERRON This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. "Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." unknown 'Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote!'