Linda, that is a great story! how interesting, thanks for sharing. I believe that buried somewhere else in this family's history is a reference to stopping in Chicago on the way to their new home (which was NW of there). isn't this fun??? Thanks!!! Carol ----- Original Message ---- From: Linda Lathrop <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:55:36 AM Subject: [NYERIE] From Buffalo to Chicago Hi Carol, I read in my gggrandfather's daughter's obituary that she was in Buffalo, NY and traveled to Chicago, IL by canal boat. This was in 1871. I am assuming she went through the Lake Erie and then across land to Chicago or through Lake Erie, then up through Lake Huron and then down into Lake Michigan. Seems a long way by canalboat. But, I guess crossing overland by wagon from Toledo OH to Chicago, IL must have taken quite some time also. Then she got there and right after her wedding the Great Fire occured. Poor Alice. Linda Hooker Lathrop ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Stevens To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] St. Francis Church on River Road in Buffalo this may NOT be the place to ask this question, but, seems that a number of members know quite a bit about the Erie Canal, and this exchange got me to thinking/questioning. Maybe some one could help me, or point me in the correct direction. Ancestors lived near Lake Placid (Black Brook, actually), Clinton County, by 1840, and had moved on to near Chicago by mid 1840's. Would they have taken the Erie Canal as part of their trip from NY to IL??? Thanks for your opinions. Cheers, ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs