Hi, I would very much appreciate the Mcdermott information. The snow sounds so good to me cause it's in the 90's here. And i am a cold weather person. I hope your kids didn't have to wait to long in the snow. Thank you for your help. As i said my ggrandmother was 1 of 16 kids. How do you go about looking at old wills? My mother also said she thought her grandmother Jane Mcdermott had told her some Mcdermott's went to S. Africa, but she could'nt be absolutley positive about that. My mother passed 18 years ago so i don't have anyone to confirm that. Take Care, Stay Warm Eileen