In a message dated 3/14/2005 12:01:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, OHGALLIA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Thank you very much Sharon. Besides the smeary type of some of these newspaper prints, I have to use a dictionary for some of the words. I could not find this word so I am glad you let me know. Do you know what the exact meaning of this word is? Thanks, Joyce Flotilla means a "small fleet" and the etymology of the word comes from Spanish, French, Norse and English! Of course, the root of all of those our word now, "float" which makes sense as they were talking about boats! Sharon Lee Gates