Hi All: I want to thank Cathy DiPietro for watching over the list while I was off gallivanting in New England with my husband, daughter and two grandsons ages 11 and 13. We visited six states and saw a lot of ancestral towns, a few houses, and lots of cemeteries. We also toured the Nautilus submarine at Groton, CT, Mystic Seaport, Plimoth Village, Sturbridge Village, Lexington Green ,the Concord Bridge, Walden Pond, the Freedom Trail in Boston, etc. We tried to have one interesting place every other day for the two lads and one day for visiting ancestral lands. They were stalward lads the entire trip. They both play the violin and we found a great place for them to practice - in cemeteries. It was lovely - listening to the music while searching among the gravestones. My husband was the best at finding ancestors' graves. Some of the cemetery markers are just too weathered to read - hope they are documented somewhere in the local archives. Hadley, MA has the oldest maintained cemetery in the country and we were amazed to find some of our ancestors from the 1600s with markers that were still legible. Thank you Cathy for watching over the list while we were gone. Regards Nan Wolf Administrator Hinds-L mail list at rootsweb. 71532.734@compuserve.com