There are some very well stated comments (both for and against) arising from the original posting about the migration of settlers up the Connecticut River. One additional thought - assume that I. as a researcher, have been subscribed to a number of lists and suddenly come across a posting on one of those lists that might be "offtopic" but contains a thread that points me in a new direction. I would be very appreciative that the person who did submitted that post had helped me find something that had eluded me. Lets keep helping others in their research. Bob Goss