Dear Subscribers to the Southern Trails Mailing List, This is my first posting. The heart of my research involves attempting to trace natives of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont to the Ohio River Valley, in the Ohio counties of Adams, Scioto and Lawrence and the Kentucky counties of Mason, Lewis and Greenup. What routes were used, whether there were short residences along the way, or whether the migration was done in one direct step, these are all issues I must constantly ponder. The journeys were presumably undertaken between 1812 and 1846. An added twist to my studies is that in the areas I am focusing on, New Englanders were a distinct minority sprinkled among the masses of Virginians, Pennsylvanians, and lesser numbers of Marylanders and New Jersians. My Yankee subjects burn like twinkling Christmas lights in the thick boughs of southern populations. If your research bears a resemblance to the above, please contact me, so we can discuss our strategies. Thank you! I am looking forward to meeting researchers on this List, the latest addition for me, out of quite a number of subscriptions. Randal W. Cooper mailto:[email protected] Lorain, Ohio