Here is an interesting Letter which I just received- - -------------------------------------------------------- From: LMAJWA <LMAJWA@aol.com> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 01:14:05 EDT To: jaldrich@wsii.com Subject: aldrich family association X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 18 My name is john William aldrich, and I just discovered your web page about the descendents of George Aldrich. I have only about a weeks worth of experience with the internet, and am having some problems with logging on to your web page. as I gain more expertise with this new fangled communications device, I will sign in on your guest book. I was born in Putnam, Connecticut on January 6, 1945. My cousin completed a genealogy of our line of Aldriches many years ago, and we are descended from old George. I am very interested in searching for information about my ancestors, and have quite a lot of information about some of them, including George Eddy Aldrich, my grandfather's uncle, who homesteaded in Parker, Colorado in the 1880's, with his mother, Hannah Hall Aldrich, a descendent of Mayflower passenger, John Howland. Howland was washed overboard during that stormy crossing, but was rescued by grabbing hold of the ropes hanging from the side of the ship to stabilize it. They were from East Woodstock, and Thompson, Connecticut, and Hannah was the wife of Eddy Aldrich. George E. Aldrich never married, and was buried in Denver in 1925. I possess an old photo album of the pair on their homestead near Parker, the San Carlo Ranche. I also have some hand colored photos of the Aldrich Blacksmith Shop at Pomfret Landing, Connecticut. I will try to get back into your web page tomorrow. Perhaps the internet server will be more cooperative then. my e-mail address is LMAJWA@aol.com I look forward to hearing from you soon. JWA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- My reply: Hello John, Thank you for your most interesting message. Our Web page can be difficult to reach at times. It may not be your fault. It is on a very busy server which may be slow at certain times of the day. Also there is a large graphic image of our Aldrich Coat-of Arms which may take awhile to load on your computer. I would be very interested in learning more about your family ancestors. Would you write up a short essay about George Eddy Aldrich and Hanah Hall? I would love to feature that on the Aldrich Web Page. If I could somehow get a copy of that Aldrich Blacksmith Shop picture I would like to see it too. I also am a descendent of John Howland ( from my mother's side). I did not know about that interesting incident when John Howland feel overboard! Amazing! I would like to invite you to become s member of the National Aldrich Association. We charge only $5.00 per year. We are having our annual Family Reunion on the third weekend in July. This is being held in a small country town (Swanzey) New Hampshire. We have many activities planned. Swanzey is holding their "Old Home Day" that weekend and it is sure to be a good time. I will be happy to send you more information. I look forward to hearing from you again soon. John Aldrich, Portsmouth RI , President, NAA National Aldrich Association Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Marina/2343/ e-mail: jaldrich@wsii.com