Thank you Pam, I will check that out. My Great Grandparents, Jesse Daniel and Mary Lucy Brown Barton were in Parksville, Sullivan Co. in the 1880 census and I think for the birth of a son b. 1882 and then in 1884 they left Vineland, N.J. with their 10 children by train for Oceana Co., Michigan. Jesse's mother (Eleanor? Jane Galloway Barton was living with them in the 1880 census in Parksville, and then I have lost her. Am trying to figure out where she died because she didn't come to Michigan with them. Jesse was a carpenter and cabinette maker by trade and was hired to come to the Great Lakes to build ships and am guessing that perhaps he was working in shipyards in Vineland. I wonder about the history of ship building in the Vineland area in the late 1800's. A John Henry Barton left Parksville and went to Vineland at the same time. I feel he must be related to my G. Grandfather Jesse but have no proof yet. If you have any other suggestions I would really appreciate hearing them. Incidentally, we have friends in Muskegon, Michigan whose name is (Gerald) Lafferty in case you are interested. Best wishes, V. Arlene Woodhouse Frodey At 10:38 PM -0800 10/27/98, Pam Currie wrote: >Anyone searching in So. Jersey might also be interested in this site in >Philadelphia. It's a searchable archive of old Philly newspapers. >http://204.170.102.11/cgi-bin/accessible/verify.pl > > Pam Laferty Currie