Thanks for the kind words. This goes to prove you should never miss a family reunion! I have not been able to go to the McCann reunions because of our never having a weekend off for 25 years; then I missed the one last year because we had other plans. I was floored when Bobbie Stone showed me the letter the first day of the reunion. Just goes to prove that important old documents are still in existence and are probably being thrown away daily! As far as my putting the letter on the web pages, it was a pain to do it, took me six hours! But I knew this would be the easiest and best way to share it with others who might be interested in it. I was so glad I took my scanner, even though I had no idea whether people would bring old photos or documents. Brandy, these people are really nice, and there were people and children of all ages. Also, the weather was cool and wonderful, and that is a beautiful part of Oklahoma. And speaking of the web pages, last year at this time I didn't know html from PDF! True! Now I can create documents in both! Thanks so much, Janet, for coaching me through the html, I know it was agonizing for you. I'm just a li'l ole gramma in tennis shoes, and I know it was frustrating to be asked the same question over and over and have to give the same answer patiently six times! Marilyn, you did a beautiful on the dedication report--it's a keeper! Thanks so much for all your hard work. This is truly a tribute to our common ancestor, and I'm so proud to be a part of this family! Karen On Thursday, June 3, 2004, at 06:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Thank you Karen for taking the time to transcibe that > letter. It was a really neat read. Also, thank you for > all the work you have done on the McCan's. It is > really humbling to read about My great great grandpa > in the confederate army. (Jim McCan) Thank you Janet > for putting your time and effort into the site also.