This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Calderwood Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/2993.4659.1.1 Message Board Post: Peter: your story is very touching. My grandmother MinnieBelle Philbrook came from Vinal Haven, born in 1866 (actually, she was born in Illinois, but that is a whole other story). She always claimed to be a native of Maine! Her mother was Nancy Calderwood, whose father if I recall without reference to my notes was a McCurdy who moved up to Vinal Haven from Derry, NH. We always thought her Calderwoods were Scotch Irish, and possibly related to the Calderwood family here in Vermont to which my grandfather was connected -- but that is not demonstrated. I would be interested in what family history you have regarding the Maine Calderwoods, of whom I know very little. Bruce.