Linda, To elaborate on the "cluster genealogy" tip, a good research example is my Kish line that lived in 1860s Effingham Co. My ancestor's Civil War pension gave affidavit from his "boyhood friend" Chauncy Chipman of Kankakee Co., IL, where the Kish family lived prior to Effingham Co. According to IL census, the Kish family was from Upper Canada (another name for "Ontario"), but I was at a loss for the county. By tracing Chauncy's family to modern Johnstown, Leeds Co., Ontario, I was able to pinpoint where my Kish family lived in his and my ancestor's "boyhood." In fact, I found several early Kish-Chipman marriages in Leeds Co. I'm always hesitant to document Johnstown's *former* town name in my records, as it's the same 7-letter word describing an illegitimate child, starting with the letter "B." No wonder the families left for IL! ;-)