Hi Vee, It has to be the winter (or maybe your arthritis.. either one gets to be a pain). I don't have very much genealogical history in Niagara County. I think I've mentioned before that I joined this list because my mother lived in NT as a girl. In her diary, she always talked about wishing she was back there. I do know that later, after my parents met, going to Olcott was one of their favorite things to do. One of my aunts and her family lived in NT all their lives. Now my grandson's father and other grandparents are from Lockport. I don't have any "way back" ties to Niagara Co., but a lot of people in my life are connected. I belong to quite a few lists. This one is one I always read, even if I'm really busy. Your stories are interesting and knowledgeable. The fact that you are the author of a lot of the content, is because you are good at it, and many people aren't. It's easy for me to say that I was around during the blizzard of ' 77. But I was sitting at home in Buffalo, waiting for my husband to get home from the stone quarry in Lockport. Not much story there! I have my mother's diary. According to it, she went to church, went to school, and wished she was back in North Tonawanda. She obviously didn't care for Buffalo. Once again, not much story there either... I, for one, really hope you don't stop this list. Maybe if you want to make people add their two cents, you can request a sort of roll call. Who are you looking for, and what are you looking for. And what do they know about the people they are searching. Just a suggestion. Kathy