Anyone go and listen to Walter Hickey last night at the Chelmsford library? There seemed to be a large turnout, as usual. I have listened to his lectures before, this was different than some other talks he has given. One topic was on the "OLD WAR"(War of 1812), Indian wars, & Mexican War. My great, great Grandfather fought in the Indian Wars in Florida in the 1830's. I found this out in his son's pension rquest files from the Civll War. Unforunately none of these war records have been microfilmed, however, it is possible to find their names on lists via Boston public library website and Heritagequest via US Congressional serial set. I found a Thomas H Stevens, who was in the navy which is what I thought he served in when I looked on Heritagequest; another clue. Bankruptcy Case Files of 1800, 1841, 1867 are available at the Nation Archives in Waltham(volunteers are transcribing these now). These are 2 of topics he spoke of, I don't have time to type up more. He speaks next Tuesday at the Andover Public Library at 7 Pm on "Researching a Revolutionary War Ancester." I plan on going, hope to see you there. Karen