Quote Originally Posted by frank_a View Post
Welcome from down near Albany NY. I grew up in Massena, just across the river from you fine folks.

My ancestry is mostly from SDG, as my original Alguire ancestors were Tory loyalists and moved from central NY to SDG in the 1770's. My dad's mom was a full blooded Scot of the Clan Campbell, and was born on Croil Island. My great grandfather William Alguire had a store at Farron's Point. During prohibition in the states, my father's dad and his brothers did a brisk business transporting liquor across a then-wild St. Lawrence River. I have Alguire, Barkley, Reddick, Vallance and Nibbs relatives still in the area.

We don't get back up that way often, but I have applied for a visa and enhanced driver's license so I can easily enter Canada. It makes me laugh to think that as kids in the 60's we use to cross the border all the time in Fort Covington with no one the wiser. There would be large stones with metal plaques at the border demanding you stop and go back somewhere to Customs and Immigration. How times have changed.

Best of luck to you!

Frank
Many thanks. I totally sympathize with the enhanced license and passport issues. My band is supposed to play on Feb 23rd in Ogdensburg NY in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Ogdensburg. I can't go because I don't have my papers. I've also missed out on day trips across the river to Sprague's and Trombino's in Massena.