I live in Buffalo NY, and it has not snowed all summer! LOL! What has me totally stumped is my French Canadian LOVELY/LAVALLEE family who married into almost as difficult BELANDs. I have the Belands back to Canada now, but the Loveleys are still a brick wall. I have spent many hours in libraries with books and microfilm, but can't find them. I am looking for relations or other researchers who may have stumbled onto them for help. Mary Lovely, eldest of 8 daughters of Michell Lavallee and Adeline Chapdeline. Mitchell and Adeline were possibly married in 1856? Mary married Albert Beland and that part I have. I am done with my POND and GORDON lines, lucky me, they were handed to me in books. My Mom's family is from Mississippi and were clergy, so I have them all in copious detail, I only had to separate myth from reality. Sandra