Just a guess so far, Mary Anne, since I don't have anything but the Internet for research here at home, but mighten "H.S." stand for "Hiberian Ship," if she were Irish owned? Like I said, a guess, but I plan to look into it tomorrow at work. Bryce "A. S. Mackenzie & M. A. Sharpe" <asmmas@sympatico.ca> wrote: I have an old trunk that belonged to my great great grandmother, who lived in Canada between 1844 and 1943, and possibly also to her Mother, who was born in Ireland, emigrated to Canada and died in 1892, aged about 90. The trunk is a plain wooden box, really, lined with zinc, and with iron hinges and straps on the outside, the whole painted black, and with the following stencilled on the lid: "H.S. Ireland" I am not sure whether this may have been a transatlantic ship, or one that was used on the Great Lakes. I would be grateful for any information anyone might have about a ship called the Ireland. What does "H.S." stand for, anyone know? Thanks in advance Mary Anne Sharpe Ottawa, Canada --------------------------------- Upon hearing that his cousin George V had changed the name of the British royal family to Windsor, Kaiser Wilhelm II remarked that he planned to see Shakespeare;s play, The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.