Hi Listers, Many late 19th century and early 20th century settlers to the western United States and Canadian prairies first built sod-houses (affectionally called "soddies") on their "quarter sections." Quite by accident, I found this fascinating article about a famous soddy called "The Addison House," which still stands and has been designated as a Canadian national historic site. I decided to post the link here for anyone who might be interested regardless of whether their ancestors settled on the prairies or not. LAST OF THE SODDIES http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2010/04/the-last-of-the-soddies/ Enjoy Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/