If you had Irish ancestors in Windsor County, VT or Sullivan County, NH in the 1800s and they disappeared, you may want to check Fitchburg, MA, which was easy to get to on the railroad. That's what happened to two of my KENT relatives from Springfield, VT (moved in early to mid-1870s), several CARMODY relatives (around 1890), and one CALLAHAN relative (1888) from Charlestown, NH. A state report published in 2006 described a Fitchburg neighborhood called "the Patch" which "was settled in the mid 19th century by Irish families who came to build the railroad and later work in the mills. Modest workers' houses are situated on small lots. The large brick 1869 Gothic Revival St. Bernard's Catholic Church (240 Water Street)...is central to the neighborhood." (_www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/histland/reconReports/fitchburg.pdf_ (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/histland/reconReports/fitchburg.pdf) ). Ancestry.com has the searchable Fitchburg Sentinel newspaper online, where I found over 100 articles on my family (including obituaries, patents received, school graduations, etc.). The New England Historic and Genealogical Society has searchable original Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910, where I found many records for the family. Robin in Maryland **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)