I agree.It's very moving. Jan, I found a letter from Jim to my grandfather thanking him for a contribution to the savings account that he (Jim) had set up for a trip to Scotland to do more in-depth research. Do you know if he ever went? JanDawson@aol.com wrote: I doubt very much he would do that since some of the info is inaccurate, and he is embarrassed about that. I could ask him though if you like. The part I always thought was beautiful and would like to hear read on the Fourth of July is the Preface where he describes an immigrant's dream of coming to this county. Jan --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search