Hello Cousins, Just to let everyone one in the Bates Family Association know that we have now joined "cyber space". Sorry we can't make this year's reunion but we will be doing an Elderhostel Program in Australia. GOOD NEWS ... just 2 weeks ago, I proved Rick's line back to Clement! We were talking with Duncan about our find. BAD NEWS ... we changed from PAF 2.31 to 3.0 and are having problems with converting and upgrading. Lauren, sorry I didn't answer you about a tour of the MA State Archives but my mother was ill and dying and we were with her in Buzzards BAy. Mother died Feb. 9th. I will commit to helping the association in anyway I can for the next reunion. Mary Bates Walpole,MA