Dear List, To let everyone know about the international connections the Bartlett Genealogy Foundation and Bartlett-Root-L has I am happy and proud to send a copy of the following letter to be shared with you. I am so truely amazed at the growth we all are stepping into. And persons we are able to all affect with our sharing and growing. Mr. Thomas Bartlett is one person I am sure we will all be hearing more from. I have deleted some personal information from the letter as not to invade on Mr. Bartlett and his vacation time. Dear Tammy Bartlett, I used to be known as Tommy Bartlett, so I was very pleased to get your message. The answer to all your questions is: I have been pursuring Bartlett genealogy for about two decades and am delighted to know that there is not only a Bartlett Genealogy Foundation but also a website. I am in the MA area on a short visit right now, but I have lived in Australia for two years. I have found that there are quite a number of Bartletts in Australia, and some of them are very much interested in family genealogy. My grandmother, Genevieve Wilson Bartlett, was author of "Forefathers and Descendants of Willard and Genevieve Wilson Bartlett", in which she compiled alot of material. It's a useful reference source for the American generations since Richard arrived in Boston in 1634, but I have come to think that she misunderstood Richard's English ancestry. When I was working in England during 1975-76, I got some further information on this subject, and became aware of a book called "Our Family Surname", by Rev. Grosvenor Bartelot (I think I have spelled his surname here as he does in the book). Grosvenor says that Richard came from Dorset, if I remember correctly, and I have received a letter from an elderly Bartlett in Australia who has studied the matter and comes to the same conclusion. So I am particularly eager to know what late 16th century records exist to prove Richard's birth and baptism in the 1590s in Fordington, Dorset. If you know anything about that, I'd appreciate it very much if you could pass on the information to me. One reason I'm so pleased to know about the Foundation and the website is that I have only one child, a daughter, so I hope that she and her putative future children, who will presumably not be surnamed Bartlett, will have a clear understanding of their Bartlett background and ongoing affiliations worldwide. I look forward to exploring the website and to remaining in contact with you and other people interested in this subject. With best regards, Thomas Bartlett Australia