Hi Lauraine, Thank you for explaining the "fatal tornado." It is sad. Over the past 5? years, I've heard 2-3 stories about men and/or families who lived in the US and who either had a "vacation house" or went on "fishing trips" in Canada. Most of the time they were "people with money" who could afford such a vacation. My hubby was friendly with a "very" rich family while in his 20's, and some members of the family took him on a canoe trip to Canada one time. I can't remember the name of the town / lake they went to. When he wakes up, I'll ask him. But, a few weeks ago, we went to a "yard sale" in a town a half-hour drive from us. It was a nice house on the shore of a lake. We drove up the long driveway and got out of the car and a whole family came out to greet us. The husband and my husband got into a chat about the "canoe" they were selling, and both were surprised -- they had both canoed on the same lake in Canada ! :o) In fact, if I remember correctly, the man had been a "ranger" in the park (?). We hear so many stories on the "news" on TV that we often hear about (usually) men who have traveled long distances or to other countries -- for "climbing mountains," etc. And, "accidents happen." Closer to home, one of my gr-grandparents' sons-in-law from Winchester, MA, seems to have loved to go "hunting" in the White Mountains of NH. I haven't found out what happened to him, but he seems to have "met his death" while there. And, I think he is buried in a cemetery there. In the same extended family, and also near the White Mountains, a grandson was out hunting, and "an accident happened." He was shot in the leg and lost that leg as a result. I believe he was a teen or very young man at the time. This set of great-grandparents was the LEWIS / CORKILL couple who had previously been "British Home Children." They were born and raised in Liverpool, England, and were sent to Nova Scotia as teen-agers. They married in Truro in 1879 and in 1881 came down to MA. They settled in Stoneham and raised .13. children. Most remained in MA, but, after the parents died of cancer in 1923 and 1924, two of the children left New England. The youngest son went out to California. One of the daughters married a man from NJ and moved there for a short time, but then moved out to CA near her brother. This is the gr-grandfather who decided to "live his last days" the White Mountains, and that is a mystery to us. He is buried in a small town there. After his death, a daughter-in-law went up and bought an abandoned farm in the same town. She then sold it to her husband for $1 and then they moved there. The daughter-in-law had her grandparents (?) come down from Canada. Makes me wonder whether they had some money and they helped her buy the farm. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator OOPS: I just had a thought ! I'm going to go through my notes and remind myself of the daughter in Winchester, MA, who had a husband who might have loved to go hunting ! "Maybe" it was him who introduced his father-in-law to the White Mountains ! Hmmmmmm. 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.