Connie writes: >I think it's appropriate to include the total pattern for their route across >the US and the generations. Each place they stayed for awhile gives us a >better chance to find some evidence that they've left behind. A hundred or >two hundred years ago, it wasn't unknown for several families or whole >villages to pack up and move west together. That's why knowing some history >of each area can be valuable in our research. If we know that a disaster >caused many people to move on, and they moved together, then we might have a >better chance of knowing where they ended up together. Many communities in >Nebraska were settled by ethnic or religious groups that traveled together. >If all we have as a clue, is that our ancestor came from a specific >location, before Nebraska, and we know they were a member of a specific >group, then perhaps knowing where some of those people settled in Nebraska >would help to narrow our research. Although I haven't made any connections from the surnames and migration paths yet, I'm sure interested in reading them and I'm also really happy that some people have made connections. My ancestors, as I posted before, migrated here from Luxembourg, and from what I have read, I I understand that many times several families in Luxembourgian villages would emigrate to the United States together. I'm sure that this is true for other countries of origin as well. Sharon Kazmierski, Listowner, Latinteach & Latin E-mail Discussion Forums New on LATINTEACH's Website: Classroom ideas from Tiffany Wilson and Rose Williams. Do you have a Latin or Classics Website? Join the LATINTEACH WEBRING! http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1790/index.html