This past spring, while visiting our former Hannibal stomping grounds, we made a return pilgrimage to the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site in Florida, where we were warmly greeted by the personable John Huffman, whom we had not seen since the Elmira conference. He spent quite a bit of time giving us a private tour of the facility and sharing his considerable knowledge of the local history. In addition to the Mark Twain artifacts enumerated by Bob Slotta, the Birthplace Shrine also houses a nice research library and, under the editorship of Dr. Carolyn Kane of Culver-Stockton College, publishes "The Twainian," a scholarly newsletter, which in recent months has carried articles by Mark Twain Forum members. Florida is well worth the drive and rewards those who make the effort. Mary Leah Christmas