Hi All, If you go to Google (<A HREF="http://www.google.com/advanced_search">http://www.google.com/advanced_search</A>), and type in "Year Without a Summer" in the "Exact Phrase" box, and then add "1816" in the "All Words" box, you'll find TONS of great articles about that summer!! And it was definitely NOT exclusive to NY.....if memory serves, it was later attributed to a volcanic eruption somewhere in Indonesia or something!! Makes for some VERY interesting reading though, and it's GREAT to read the old newspaper articles on it, to see what people back then actually thought of it!!! Happy Hunting! Joan