Dear Group, As a result of the message I sent this evening, I received three very warm responses. They were from Susan who had shared her memories about Lewiston with us a few days ago, Carol of the La Salle Greenwald family and Beth from California who you know nothing about--she's one of you lurkers, you know! :-) Oh I wish the three of you girls would have also included the entire Niagara Co. list with your reply. Responses like yours to the list would encourage me to continue to reach back into my memories or into my copies of local records and post more bits and pieces of our local history. Susan, when you said that the memorable steak that you had enjoyed was in a stone inn near Fort Niagara, well that was certainly the Ontario House on Main Street in Youngstown. It's now commonly referred to as the Stone Jug. It was built in 1842. What a history it has! And if you and your family are planning a trip to this area in September, well just let me know and I can certainly bring you back in time--Labor Day Field Day in Youngstown and the Peach Festival in Lewiston. As an added comment to one of your questions, as far as I know it's doubtful that any of our simple little festivals or activities have been "broadcasted" on a website on the Internet. I guess that that the people who are so involved here in promoting the tourism of Niagara Falls area just don't realize that a number of us just want to go back to the old days and don't want to find that it has been turned into a Disney World. And you, Beth! :-) You asked me "Now, what excuse could you have for not keeping me better informed of the more "important" landmarks of the area" Oh, Beth is such a dear girl. She lives in California, she came back here several years ago to research her family history, the two of us tramped though the local cemeteries together and we have been in email contact ever since. But, do you know what? It was her message of encouragement that made me realize that there is no one here to keep anyone informed about the important landmarks of this area or to let them know or of the fine details of the history or the changes that have been made in recent history. Yes, there are our official local historians, but do you know what else? I don't know if any of them have an email address where they can be contacted. But if nothing else, I'm still here. I'm connected by email with anyone who has a question about our local history or about our local families. Just ask me. vee