Enjoy your trip, Jill! Are you visiting any particular towns in Co. Tyrone? Don't forget to stop in local libraries and to talk with the local people, especially in the more rural areas of the county. We researchers tend to forget that the Irish tradition is an oral one. Sure, I learned from records that my ancestor Peggy Lagan lived in Innishatieve, but, it was only by talking to the wonderful Innishatieve people did I learn that the children of the townland stopped by her house for food and warmth on their way home from school when she was elderly and alone. That kind of genealogical information is priceless. There is a Tyrone Crystal factory near Dungannon that produces beautiful pieces that will provide you with a lovely Tyrone keepsake. It is an interesting tour, if you have the time. There is much history in Derry, both old and recent. Seeing both the walls and the Free Derry site will give you a sense of the trials this city has been through. One more thought--if you are at any genealogical or history center etc that keeps a book of visitors, make sure you sign it. I did and was contacted almost ten years later by a woman who saw my entry and talked to locals who remembered me. She got in touch and it turned out that we are cousins. Deb **************** DEBORAH LARGE FOX www.deborahlarge.com member, Genealogical Speakers Guild http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/member_details.php?member=FoxD