Yesterday, a friend told me about some wonderful old tin-types that were on display at a Parsons Family Reunion in Lake George, NY, about 35 miles from my home. Since they included some Blanchards, I decided to drive over and take a look. These are pictures of some of the descendants of Azariel BLANCHARD(1741-1818) who descends: Thomas>George>George>William>Azariel. Azariel settled in Cortland Co., NY after serving in the Rev. War. The connection to Parsons is: Azariel>Jesse Mason>Jesse Mason>Laura Blanchard who m. Noah J. Parsons. Laura's mother was Sally Harris. The collection of tin-types includes pictures of: Jesse Mason Blanchard(1808-1881) Sally Harris Blanchard(1809-1902), w. of Jesse Laura Blanchard Noah J. Parsons h. of Laura and inventor of a clothes washing machine (shown in the picture) William Blanchard, father of Nora and Alma Eugenia Blanchard Webster Nora/Eleanora Blanchard, w. of Fred Webster Alma Blanchard James Blanchard Trowbridge Blanchard Eugenia, William, Laura, and James are siblings. William's middle name is Trowbridge but Trowbridge Blanchard in the picture is not his son. Azariel's family came from Killingly, Windham, CT and this Parsons line came from the neighboring Somers Co., CT to the Cortland, NY area. It is possible that the early families were acquainted in CT. The owner of the album is Faye Elizabeth Parsons Bragg, who lives in Webster, NY, near Rochester. Faye's Parsons line is Noah J.>Paul P.>Faye Elizabeth. I thought that our list members who connect with Azariel might be interested in these people. The album will be in CA where the images will be scanned. Later it will probably be possible to get copies. Let me know of your interest and I will coordinate arrangements with Faye. Fletch