Hi Aldrich Cuz's, Can we add to the VIP Aldrich listing on the NAA page?? Anyone finding who Dr. Aldrich is, please post it to the list, too. How about posting any VIP Aldrich, that is not already mentioned on the NAA page , and John can add 'em . Do we have any famous WOMEN Aldrich gals??? :) I am surprised not to see the famous Quaker Moses Aldrich preacher amongst the Famous below.. I'd like to see added: ******************************************************** ALDRICH MOSES: Famous Quaker Preacher Mose Aldrich was b. 1 Apr. 1690, Mendon, Ma. s/o Jacob and Huldah Thayer: d. 9 Sep. 1761 Mendon, Ma. age 71: m. Hannah White 23 Apr. 1711, Mendon, Ma. Bur, Quaker Cemetery, George St. Mendon, Ma. A Huge plaque at the entrance of the cemetery marks the site where Moses Aldrich preached many sermons. Also An inscribed marker within the cemetery,was placed at the site of Moses interment, by the Mnedon Historical Society. . Moses preached wherever Friends were settled. He preached in the colonies as far south as the Carolina's , Traveled to the the Island of Barbados, and the Bristish Isles, where he remained over 2 years, preaching the Quaker doctrine, with a dedicated spirit. He probably had no formal education but formal schooling could not have bestow the tremendous depth of his spiritual understanding and zeal. Mose was one of the Colonies better known preachers of that era. Any objections??? and can anyone add to this short history??? Posted below are the Famous from the NAA Page: Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836--1907) Writer, born in Portsmouth, NH. He was the author of numerous short stories, novels, and books of poetry. His most successful book, The Story of a Bad Boy (1870), was an autobiographical novel about his boyhood. Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich. (1841--1915) US politician, born in Foster, RI. He was elected to Congress (1879--81), after which the Rhode Island legislature chose him for a seat in the US Senate (1881--1911). By the turn of the century he controlled the Senate for the Republicans on domestic issues, ruthlessly defending big business and a high protective tariff. Click for more! ABBY ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 26, 1874, the fourth child of Abby Pearce Chapman (1845-1917) and Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915). Click here Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) Son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, served as governor of the State of New York (1959-1973) and as Vice-President of the United States (1974-1977). A graduate of Dartmouth (1930), he served the Roosevelt and Truman administrations in a variety of positions. As governor, his achievements included the expansion of the State University of New York, adding thirty-one new campuses to the existing ten; efforts to protect the environment, such as pollution control and the addition of fifty state parks; the building of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza; increased facilities and personnel for medical care; creation of the New York State Council on the Arts; and support of New York State agriculture. More-Click here Robert Aldrich (1918-1983) Robert Aldrich, b. Cranston, R. I., Aug. 8, 1918, d. Dec. 5, 1983, was one of the most forceful American film directors to emerge in the 1950s. His first popular success was Vera Cruz (1954), which was followed by a string of other successes including What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), The Dirty Dozen (1967), and The Longest Yard (1974). His work's genuine if crude power is perhaps best seen in Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and Ulzana's Raid (1972). Such later films as Hustle (1975) and The Choirboys (1977) met increasing critical hostility. Other Aldrichs Aldrich, Chester Hardy (1862-1924) Born November 10, 1862. Governor of Nebraska, 1911-13. Died March 10, 1924. Burial location unknown. Aldrich, Cyrus (1808-1871) Born in Smithfield, R.I., June 18, 1808. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1845-47; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1859-63; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1863; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1865. Died in Minneapolis, Minn., October 5, 1871. Aldrich, James Franklin (1853-1933) Son of William Aldrich. Born in Wisconsin, April 6, 1853. U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1893-97. Died March 8, 1933. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. Aldrich, Richard Steere (1884-1941) Son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; uncle of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; granduncle of John Davison 'Jay' Rockefeller IV. Born in Washington, D.C., February 29, 1884. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1914-16; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1916-18; U.S Representative from Rhode Island, 1923-33. Died in Providence, R.I., December 25, 1941. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I. Aldrich, Truman Heminway (1848-1932) Brother of William Farrington Aldrich. Born in New York, October 17, 1848. U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1896-97. Died April 28, 1932. Aldrich, William (1820-1885) Cousin of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; father of James Franklin Aldrich. Born in Greenfield Center, N.Y., January 19, 1820. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1859; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1877-83. Died in Fond du Lac, Wis., December 3, 1885. Aldrich, William Farrington (1853-1925) Brother of Truman Heminway Aldrich. Born in New York, March 11, 1853. U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1900- 01. Died October 30, 1925. Aldrich, Winthrop Williams (1885-1974) Uncle of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. Born in Providence, R.I., November 2, 1885. U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1953-57. Died in New York City, N.Y., February 25, 1974. alicep@ma.ultranet.com Alice Pickering Palladini , Secretary, National Aldrich Association Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Marina/2343