Michael gave me to permission to share the letter on any list. He just wants to share all the resources he has with the rest of the world. Please mention his name, Michael Purcell, he lives in County Carlow and that he posted it to the Irish American mailing list (Rootsweb). I you don't belong to the list but would like to read some of his many posts, you can find them in the list's archive. The last couple of days, he posted a few letters to Ireland, one from PA which is extraordinary in it's description of the area, the weather, friends/relatives who went to CA, etc. I find them all wonderful reads. Do you think he might let other Irish (genealogy) groups see it? I would > love to share it. > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com