We're happy to announce a new Database on the BLANCHARD-L Web Page at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blanch-l/blpref.html ******************** "Descendants of George BLANCHARD, eldest son of the immigrant Thomas BLANCHARD. This database, prepared by Pat BLANCHARD CURRY of Richmond, CA, contains many of the descendants of George BLANCHARD (some through 10 generations). It also includes 13 appendices containing miscellaneous data on a number of families who might prove to belong to this line." ******************** This is the second of a series of BLANCHARD genealogies that have been compiled and made available to BLANCHARD-L by Pat BLANCHARD CURRY 3414 Fleetwood Dr. Richmond, CA 94803 List member John Chandler <jchbn@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu> has done an outstanding job of converting Pat's files to web pages. As described in the Notice: that introduces the Database, due to its large size, the database has been divided into several hundred smaller files to facilitate loading and navigating. I think you will find that the compromises that were made have resulted in an extremely valuable addition to the resources of BLANCHARD-L. Be sure to read the Notice: as well as the FOREWORD:, these will give you valuable information about the contents and structure of the database. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Pat and John for the tremendous amount of work that has gone into this database and urge you to add your words of thanks. Pat does not have an e-mail address but a note to the List will be forwarded to her or you can send a note directly to Tom Wilde <wildeman1@home.com> who has been acting as a liaison with Pat for the List. If you have any questions about the GeorgeB database, please direct them to the List if you think they might be of general interest to our members; to me if they are more of an administrative nature or to John Chandler if they involve specific aspects of the web documents. As for all the databases available on the BLANCHARD-L Page, we welcome your comments about the content of these files and will see that documented proposals for changes are considered when updates of the files are prepared. Fletch Blanchard<fab@klink.net> owner/manager BLANCHARD-L