The following note was in the Montreal Gazette (April 4, 1851) The Franklin which sails [from New York] on Saturday, for Southampton, goes out full of passengers, many of whom are on a visit to the World's Fair. This was the Great Exhibition of 1851, held in London. This is the earliest note that I recall about groups of tourists crossing the Atlantic Ocean. -- Harry Dodsworth Ottawa Ontario Canada af877@freenet.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------