Jim It seems we have few on the list with Acadian roots as nobody seems to put out any queries further east than SSM. In researching mine, I have come across Micmac and Inuit blood lines. Many family branches that seem to be a dead end may well be doing so because of First People blood lines. Anglicized names were taken and many times records of these were destroyed but there were many different records made and even in the attempts to wipe out these records, others still tell the story. My Acadian roots go back to all the first settlers. It is really an awesome branch of my family tree. As I research and read the histories, see who the areas and towns are named for, etc. - what a wonderful experience! Larry Friend (Black Buffalo) niidji@mchsi.com -----Original Message----- From: James P. LaLone [mailto:jplalone@prodigy.net] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:24 PM To: NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Interesting articles Just picked up the Winter 2004/2005 issue of HERITAGE QUEST (vol.20 #4) I has 4 articles dealing with how to find out the birthdate of someone. Also on p. 100 is an article about researching Acadian ancestry. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx