Hi Cousins, I don't know what's going on with Hotmail ... if it's your individual accounts or it's cyberspace having some sort of glitch with the satellites, but I've been receiving a slew of bounced messages for anyone with Hotmail accounts. The kicked back reason is: reason: 550 Requested action not taken:user account inactive This has been happening for a couple days now. If you have a Hotmail account, please check it and get back to me. Rootsweb will remove you from your subscribed lists (including this one) if the number of your bounced messages reaches a designated limit. With this list it's 16, but with others it could be as low as 4. Thanks everyone. Colleen

SOURCE: Davis, William T. "Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families." Boston, MA: Damrell & Upham, 1899. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ GENEALOGICAL REGISTER of PLYMOUTH FAMILIES page 30 BOWER or BOWERS, GEORGE, a purchaser of lands in Plymouth, 1639. He removed to Cambridge in the same year. By wife Barbara, he had John, and Matthew, born in England, and perImps others. He m., 2d, 1649, Elizabeth Worthington, and had Jerathmael, 1650; Benanuel; Patience, and Silence. JOHN, son of above, was schoolmaster in Plymouth, 1650.

SOURCE: Pope, Charles Henry. "The Pioneers of Massachusetts," np, nd. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ BOWER, BOWERS, THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, Mr. GEORGE, planter, Scituate, frm. 7 March, 1636-7; town officer. Sold land in Sci. April 2, 1640. Rem. to Cambridge. Wife Barbarie d. March 25, 1644. He m. April 15, 1649, Elizabeth Worthington. Ch. Jerath-meel b. 1649. He was before the Court 31 May, 1652, for voting when not a freeman of this Colony. Deeded land to son Benan-nuel in 1656. He d. 1656; in his will he beq. to wife; sons Benanuel, John and Jerathmeel, and daus. Patience and Silence. The widow m. Henry Bowtell. MATTHEW, d. 30 (11) 1644, at Cambridge. RICHARD, Plymouth, before the court and acquitted Jan. 2, 1637-8. Propr. 1638-9. He m. 15 Aug. 1639, Ruth Bower. Ch. Samuel b. 17 Sept. 1651, Mehitabel b. at East-ham 20 May, 1652, Mehitabel b. and d. 20 May, 1653, Barbara b. 28 Sept. 1653. He had land at the head of George Bowers' meadow in 1640.

"New York Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index: 1907-1924." Provo, UT This is a list to Bauer, Baur, Bower, Bowers, Brouwer & Brower naturalization petition cards originally compiled by the New York County Supreme Court between 1907 and 1924. The following records represent only Manhattan, though there may be records from sections of Westchester County added to New York County (they became Bronx County in 1914). Each entry provides the applicant's name, address, date the card was filed, and reference information for the file location. Some records may show whether the naturalization was "cancelled" or "denied" for the individual. The data in this index was gathered from the New York County Clerk's Office. The original records connected to this index may contain valuable additional facts like birth date and location, occupation, immigration data, marital status and spouse information, witnesses' names and addresses, declarations of intent, and more. For information on obtaining copies of individual records or files, send a specific research request to: New York County Clerk, Room 103B, 60 Centre St., New York, NY 10007-1402. (Note: Be sure to describe the type of record you are looking for, and plan on at least three months before you receive any material. Because of its port status and history, New York is always inundated with record requests, and it takes some time to process and research each one.) If you happen to be in the New York City area, stopping by the clerk's office can help to accelerate procedures significantly. The county clerk's offices are located in Rm 703 (7th floor) on 31 Chamber St (near corner of Centre St). Normal operating hours are Tues. and Thurs. from 9am-5pm or M, W, F by appointment only. The office is always closed on Sat., Sun., and all holidays. For details, call during these hours at (212) 374-4376 or (212) 374-4781. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Name: Abraham Bauer Address: 99 Ave C Volume #: 171 Page #: 6 Date: 05 Aug 1914 Name: Adolf Bauer Address: 313 W 29 St Volume #: 264 Page #: 120 Date: 15 Feb 1921 Name: Adolf Abraham Bauer Address: 12 E 88 St Volume #: 29 Page #: 223 Date: 31 May 1911 Name: Agnes Bauer Address: 506 W 130 St Volume #: 312 Page #: 96 Date: 28 Aug 1919 Comment: Denied Name: Andrew Bauer Address: 226 E. 19 St. Volume #: 461 Page #: 109 Date: 03 Jan 1921 Name: Arnold Bauer Address: 251 E. 4 St. Volume #: 589 Page #: 131 Date: 03 Dec 1923 Name: Barnet Bauer Address: 174 Delancey St. Volume #: 641 Page #: 30 Date: 14 Mar 1924 Name: Bernard Bauer Address: 17 W. 32 St. Volume #: 591 Page #: 236 Date: 09 Aug 1923 Name: Carl Bauer Address: 628 W 151 St Volume #: 392 Page #: 104 Date: 01 Apr 1920 Name: Charles Bauer Address: 209 E. 80 St. Volume #: 206 Page #: 156 Date: 29 Sep 1915 Name: Charles Michael Bauer Address: 500 W. 149 St. Volume #: 618 Page #: 23 Date: 09 Apr 1924 Name: Davis Bauer Address: 422 E. 15 St. Volume #: 488 Page #: 105 Date: 07 Jun 1921 Name: Edmund Bauer Address: 759 - 10 Ave. Volume #: 340 Page #: 69 Date: 02 Dec 1919 Name: Eugene Bauer Address: 1676 - 1 Ave. Volume #: 332 Page #: 228 Date: 18 Nov 1919 Name: Frederick Bauer Address: 313 E 86 St Volume #: 223 Page #: 84 Date: 19 Apr 1916 Name: Fredrick Bauer Address: 258 W. 115 St. Volume #: 116 Page #: 170 Date: 16 Nov 1915 Comment: (Denied) Name: Frieda Barbara Bauer Address: 102 W 93 St Volume #: 544 Page #: 117 Date: 01 May 1922 Name: Friedrich Bauer Address: 109 E. 89 St. Volume #: 13 Page #: 61 Date: 27 Sep 1909 Name: George Bauer Address: 603 Water St Volume #: 122 Page #: 81 Date: 06 Aug 1913 Name: Gertrude Thee Bauer Address: 73 Riverside Drive Volume #: 260 Page #: 58 Date: 17 May 1917 Name: Helen Emma Bauer Address: 73 Riverside Drive Volume #: 260 Page #: 59 Date: 17 May 1917 Name: Hilel Bauer Address: 264 E 4 St Volume #: 22 Page #: 78 Date: 29 Dec 1910 Name: Isidor Bauer Address: 26 Jefferson St. Volume #: 224 Page #: 222 Date: 05 May 1916 Name: Isidore (Isidor) Bauer Address: 161 E. 2nd St. Volume #: 579 Page #: 184 Date: 09 Jan 1923 Name: Jakob Bauer Address: 401 E 92 St Volume #: 132 Page #: 42 Date: 24 Nov 1913 Name: Jakobina Bauer Address: 346 E. 89 St. Volume #: 590 Page #: 173 Date: 03 Apr 1923 Name: John Bauer Address: 423 E. 64 St. Volume #: 649 Page #: 160 Date: 17 May 1924 Name: John Bauer Address: 517 W. 46 St. Volume #: 338 Page #: 92 Date: 01 Jun 1921 Name: Josef Bauer Address: 501 E. 76 St. Volume #: 11 Page #: 203 Date: 27 May 1909 Name: Joseph Bauer Address: 144 E. 17 St. Volume #: 417 Page #: 48 Date: 12 Jul 1920 Name: Jules Bauer Address: 507 W. 179 St. Volume #: 471 Page #: 176 Date: 17 Nov 1921 Name: Linus Bauer Address: 1028 Ave. A. Volume #: 537 Page #: 165 Date: 03 Apr 1922 Comment: (Denied) Name: Louis Bauer Address: 250 E 53 St Volume #: 271 Page #: 113 Date: 09 Jan 1919 Name: Marie Olympia Bauer Address: 231 E. 72 St. Volume #: 338 Page #: 71 Date: 22 May 1919 Name: Mary Bauer Address: 161 E 2 St Volume #: 612 Page #: 108 Date: 09 Apr 1924 Name: Mary Kostka Bauer Address: 231 E. 72 St. Volume #: 338 Page #: 71 Date: 22 May 1919 Name: Mathias Bauer Address: 89 W. 103 St. Volume #: 604 Page #: 172 Date: 09 May 1923 Name: Matthew Bauer Address: 908 - 8 Ave. Volume #: 170 Page #: 154 Date: 15 Mar 1915 Name: Max Bauer Address: 14 La Salle St. Volume #: 598 Page #: 225 Date: 05 Feb 1924 Name: Max Bauer Address: 153 Stanton St. Volume #: 240 Page #: 205 Date: 21 Sep 1916 Name: Max Bauer Address: 1177 3 Ave Volume #: 262 Page #: 41 Date: 16 May 1917 Name: Michael Bauer Address: 356 W. 44 St. Volume #: 467 Page #: 3 Date: 08 May 1922 Name: Michael Bauer Address: 862 Columbus Ave. Volume #: 418 Page #: 212 Date: 22 Jun 1921 Name: Morris Bauer Address: 122 Sheriff St. Volume #: 128 Page #: 95 Date: 24 Sep 1913 Name: Otto Bauer Address: 519 E 78 St Volume #: 452 Page #: 21 Date: 07 Sep 1921 Comment: (Invalid Declaration) Name: Peter Bauer Address: 533 E 83 St Volume #: 473 Page #: 166 Date: 15 Sep 1921 Name: Peter Bauer Address: 701 E. 180 St. Volume #: 111 Page #: 79 Date: 10 Jun 1913 Name: Regina Bauer Address: 244 Lenox Ave Volume #: 478 Page #: 220 Date: 01 Sep 1921 Name: Rudolf Bauer Address: 329 E. 69 St. Volume #: 474 Page #: 14 Date: 06 May 1921 Name: Rudolf Karel Bauer Address: 298 W. 11 St. Volume #: 342 Page #: 44 Date: 01 Jun 1921 Name: Sally Bauer Address: 312 E. 85 St. Volume #: 660 Page #: 115 Date: 12 Jun 1924 Name: Sam Bauer Address: 188 Orchard St. Volume #: 403 Page #: 47 Date: 21 Jan 1920 Name: Sam Bauer Address: 191 E 3 St Volume #: 156 Page #: 48 Date: 16 Apr 1914 Name: Siegfried Bauer Address: 526 W 161 St. Volume #: 70 Page #: 71 Date: 31 Jul 1912 Name: Rudolph Bauerkeller Address: 22 E. 60 St. Volume #: 293 Page #: 177 Date: 14 Mar 1918 Name: Charles Frederick Bauermeister Address: 237 W. 76 St. Volume #: 547 Page #: 204 Date: 09 Jun 1922 Name: Michael Bauernbach Address: 513 E 81 St Volume #: 175 Page #: 62 Date: 19 Nov 1914 Name: Gustav Bauersachs Address: 460 W. 38 St. Volume #: 629 Page #: 137 Date: 12 Mar 1924 Name: Karl Bauersachs Address: 197 St. Nicholas Ave. Volume #: 51 Page #: 47 Date: 05 Jan 1912 Name: Sam Baur Address: 52 7th. St. Volume #: 16 Page #: 168 Date: 21 Apr 1910 Name: William Baur Address: 387 Lenox Ave Volume #: 286 Page #: 128 Date: 15 Nov 1917 Comment: Denied Name: William Baur Address: 202 W. 122 St. Volume #: 314 Page #: 131 Date: 08 Nov 1918 Name: Abraham Bower Address: 99 Ave C Volume #: 171 Page #: 6 Date: 05 Aug 1914 Name: Alexander Mitchell (Mitchel) Bower Address: U. S. Army Transport, (George Washington) Volume #: 391 Page #: 72 Date: 01 Dec 1919 Name: Joseph Michael Bower Address: 421 E 70 St Volume #: 630 Page #: 83 Date: 11 Mar 1924 Name: Albert Bowers Address: 467 Columbus Ave. Volume #: 254 Page #: 36 Date: 08 Mar 1917 Name: Arthur Bowers Address: 265 W. 137 St. Volume #: 618 Page #: 74 Date: 18 Sep 1923 Name: Walter Bowers Address: U. S. Navy Volume #: 325 Page #: 124 Date: 06 Nov 1918 Name: John Bowes Address: 714 3 Ave Volume #: 175 Page #: 111 Date: 21 Jan 1915 Name: John Joseph Bowes Address: 506 W. 20 St. Volume #: 595 Page #: 116 Date: 12 Jul 1925 Name: Thomas Fountain Bowes Address: 869 W 180 St Volume #: 286 Page #: 132 Date: 13 Dec 1917 Name: Abraham Joseph Brower Address: 701 W. 178 St. Volume #: 459 Page #: 103 Date: 10 Jun 1921 Name: Charles S. Brower Address: 232 Division St. Volume #: 349 Page #: 134 Date: 05 Aug 1919 Name: Joseph Brower Address: 701 W. 178 St. Volume #: 459 Page #: 103 Date: 10 Jun 1921

Hi cousins, You've heard the expression, "If you talk the talk, be ready to walk the walk"??? Well, I talked the talk and now, I'll walk the walk. :) I did some digging and found a few of our first immigrants. I'll keep going through what I have here along with some Web searching, but I hope you'll all do the same as well. The more of us working on this project the better our chances of digging those immigrants out and putting them on a table where we can examine their generations. If you are going to participate in this thread, PLEASE leave your subject line as FIRST 'B' IMMIGRANTS. There are some cousins that won't have anything to add, particularly our newbies, and we do want to flag those messages with immigrants in them. I, for one, receive over 400 e-mails a day. I want to make sure I don't miss a single message! ... and I'm sure there are other who will feel the same. There aren't many today, but it's a start! :) Once we get five or six ancestors per research group, we need to start digging for their children, see where they moved and who their kids were...yada yada ...and so on through the generations toward the present. Any messages regarding this thread should be posted back to the list so we can ALL see the material and discuss it. I hope you're all having a majestically magical Monday! :) Colleen

) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new cousins 2. Second annual family reunion 3. The 'B' Consortium 4. Preparations for the year's end If you've been with the family for at least three weeks, you'll probably want to skip the following paragraph… TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur/Bro[u]wer lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bau[e]r/Bro[u]wer lines or any of the 81+ variant spellings that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead>, or you can use our shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/Homestead>." We also have a newly opened sister site, the Bower Cottage, that we've begun to fill. There are currently only a few names there, but give us time... :) The Cottage is at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowercottage>, or you can use the shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/bowercottage>. SECOND ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION August 5th, 1998 was the official date we began coming together, so we celebrate it by holding a family reunion. You'll find this year's reunion at Bower Cottage (URL in the above paragraph>. You can click on the "hit the beach" sign on the front page just below the cottage, or you can go inside the cottage and after scrolling down a little past halway, click on the 'beach' link. Either way will take you to the reunion. THE 'B' CONSORTIUM Surprisingly, I received just two messages from cousins regarding my idea to bring all six families under one "umbrella" name, and both liked the idea because we have so many spelling variants. However, one did question if my plan was to combine all six families into one list. The answer is, "absolutely not!" My plan goes much bigger than that [heh heh heh...]. Now that I have you all scratching your heads wondering just what I'm up to now, all I need to know is if you like the "umbrella" name of "The 'B' Consortium." Please cousins, give me your opinions. I need them! Yes or no ... that's all I need - unless you have another "umbrella" name. If you're new to the family and are REALLY wondering what THIS is all about -- we are six lists of 'B' surnames - the BAUER-L, BAUR-L, BOWER-L, BOWERS-L, BROUWER-L and BROWER-L. The old records have our surnames so variated that if you post a message (for example) on Joseph BAUR from the BAUR-L, _I_ cross-post your message over to the BAUER-L and BOWER-L. Why the BOWER-L? It has cousins from all six spellings in that research group. This cross-posting gives your message a wider spread and a better chance for finding an inline cousin. This interaction causes us to become one united family in separate research groups. Hence, my wish for votes on an 'umbrella' name ... "The 'B' Consortium". PREPARATIONS FOR THE YEAR'S END What??? ... the year's end? Yes, cousins, the year's end. The reunion is past and now we have three major projects ahead of us before the end of the year 2000 ... 1.) The GEDCOM project finally online, is scheduled to be updated in October. Next month I'll begin calling for your GEDCOMs again. 2.) The WHOPBOF site fight. We're in the yearly finals after winning two rounds against some pretty good competition. The Homestead, while not needing the housekeeping we did last time, does need the front page redone. Since the fight is in December, we'll already have our winter page up ... or maybe even our Christmas one. We need to start coming up with ideas on any other changes that you think need to be done. I'll need a lot of extra time with this one because ... 3.) In November we'll start getting ready for our family Christmas. For those of you who are new to the family this year, we always celebrate Christmas together. How? "Santa" leaves gifts! :) More will come out on that in October. So cousins, we still face a busy time! There just doesn't seem to be a dull moment in the family, does there? ....And, later today, I hope I have a touch of happiness for at least one person in every research group! Nope, I'm not going to tell you ... you'll just have to wait! :) Have I told you all lately just how thankful I am that you've come into my life? I've been so blessed to be able to meet so many of you terrific cousins, that I always look forward to spending each Sunday with you ... just you. Family ... it's what we're all about. I really enjoyed this time with you. It was so nice. I wish you all a week filled with health, fun, productivity, and above all, filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'

Looking for info on Civil War veterans who served with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, a regiment originally mustered in York. I am not a member of the Bowers family but a researcher writing a history of the regiment who needs your help for those nuggets of data not available in the standard places. 1) Bowers, David, Pvt Co F; mustered Sep 25, 1861, as a volunteer; discharged Mar 21, 1865; born @1839/40; died Mar 6, 1892; from Mountjoy Township, Adams County; captured at the battle of Monocacy July 9, 1864, and sent to Danville Prison; paroled February 22, 1865, at Aikens Landing, Virginia 2) Bowers, Henry W., Pvt Co D; mustered Sep 19, 1861, as a volunteer; wounded Sept 19, 1864, at the 3rd battle of Winchester; born 1840 in Pamburg, Bavaria, Germany; died Oct 28, 1864, in Sheridan Field Hospital as a result of the wounds; a laborer from Shrewsbury; 5' 7", black hair, hazel eyes; described by George Blotcher as a "very noisy fellow" 3) Bowers, James, Pvt Co E; mustered Mar 14, 1865, as a volunteer; discharged June 29, 1865; born @1821/22; a cooper from Lancaster County; 5' 6", black hair, dark hair; actually joined the regiment April 1, 1865

) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new Bower/Bauer/Baur, etc. cousins 2. Second annual family reunion 3. Can you guess? 4. Did you notice? 5. Kuzin's Korner If you've been with the family for at least three weeks, you'll probably want to skip the following paragraph… TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur/Bro[u]wer lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bau[e]r/Bro[u]wer lines or any of the 81+ variant spellings that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead>, or you can use our shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/Homestead>." We also have a newly opened sister site, the Bower Cottage, that we've begun to fill. There are currently only a few names there, but give us time... :) The Cottage is at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowercottage>, or you can use the shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/bowercottage>. SECOND ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION If you joined us since last night, you won't have received my message and this part is just for you.... :) August 5th, 1998 was the official date we began coming together, so we celebrate it by holding a family reunion. You'll find this year's reunion at Bower Cottage (URL in the above paragraph>. You can click on the "hit the beach" sign on the front page just below the cottage, or you can go inside the cottage and after scrolling down a little past halway, click on the 'beach' link. Either way will take you to the reunion. CAN YOU GUESS?... I had quite a few of you trying to guess the top ten most common names in the U.S. Except for two, everyone guessed Smith to be the #1 name - and you were all correct. Here's the list: 1. Smith - more common than 100% of U.S. surnames. 2. Johnson - more common than 99% of U.S. surnames. 3. Williams - more common than 98% of U.S. surnames. 4. Jones - more common than 98% of U.S. surnames. 5. Brown - more common than 97% of U.S. surnames. 6. Davis - more common than 96% of U.S. surnames. 7. Miller - more common than 95% of U.S. surnames. 8. Wilson - more common than 95% of U.S. surnames. 9. Moore - more common than 95% of U.S. surnames. 10. Taylor - more common than 94% of U.S. surnames. If you'd like to check out some of your other surnames, I went to <http://www.rootsofamerica.com>. DID YOU NOTICE? Have you been to the Cottage or the reunion yet? Did you happen to read the writing on either page? If so, you'll know what I'm talking about right away. If not, well.... :) For the past oh... five months or so, I've been trying to coming up with a name that will unite all our research teams together under one umbrella name. We're one family in individual groups - like paretns whose children are married. What name could we use that would "bring" us together under a single name yet still keep us as individual teams? I MAY have come up with it..... The "B" Consortium. Do you like it? Do you like the concept? If not, let me know privately at <[email protected]> what you think about all this. You DO have a voice and I WILL listen! We'll go with the majority of cousins' opinions and I'll let you know next Sunday what that voice is. If you like the concept but not the "umbrella" name, yes... I'd like to know that, too. It's part of my Plans and Proposals that I sent out at the beginning of this year. It's also part of the plan that I'm holding back on.... heh heh heh.... :) If you're new and wondering why I want your opinions.... okay, let's get down from the clouds of the family right to the technicalities -- as listowner I "have the right" to call the shots on how each list operates. HOWEVER, _I_ don't see it that way. _I_ wouldn't have a "list" if it weren't for you being here, remaining with us and participating. The way I see it then, you have as much voice here as I do; I just have more work! <g> Any of the cousins who have been with me since we began will tell you that's this is really how I feel about things here and how I operate. Now, back to the family... each member of a family has the right to voice his/her opinion; it's no different here. So, even if you're new to us, please don't be afraid to express your opinion[s] to me. I won't feel hurt, attack or dump on you, ... or whatever. WE work the family together or we're just a bunch of strangers sitting on six lists and personally, I find that rather boring. So cousins, write and let me know how you feel about this, okay? KUZIN'S KORNER Did you know we have one of our own at the Sydney Olympics even as I write? YES! She is Jacquie "Jak" Daniels from England. Part of the BOWER-L, can you guess what sport she's participating in? I gave you a clue with her family name ... BOW-er ... yep!, she's an archer. I received an e-mail from her last week. Jak has an occasional touch of homesickness, but is training hard (exercising and practicing by shooting up to 500 arrows a day) and having fun. The team's coaches asked each member to come up with a song that would mentally inspire him/her. True to Jak's personality, she chose the theme song from the cartoon, "The Flintstones"! The coaches weren't quite amenable to that so she chose "If They Could See Me Now." Jak knows the family is rooting for her and has said that she'd enjoy hearing from all of you - that she would try to reply to as many as she could. Her address is "Jak Daniels" <[email protected]>. If I'm correct, the Sydney Olympics starts on September 6th. I'm sure we'll all be watching for you, Jak! :) To those of you with August birthdays, the family and I all wish you very happy and special day. You are loved!! The family... caring for and sharing with one another. It's what we're all about. I really enjoyed this time with you. It was so nice. I hope you all have a fantastic upcoming week. I wish you all a week filled with health, fun, productivity, and above all, filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`)

Hi all you wonderful cousins! I know .... I know ..... I said it was cancelled due to lack of participation, but cousins, I simply couldn't do it. How could we pass up THE one day that started all this and not celebrate it even a little bit? So, I stayed up til 5a.m. setting up as many pages as I could, had almost everything ready, and what happens? ...company! NO... not today! Yep, today! Was it a short visit? Is a 6-hour visit short to you? Then it was a short visit. <g> But I needed those hours with all of you. I didn't get them. HOWEVER .... we didn't officially come together until 9p.m., albeit Germany time, still .... my clock shows 9:06 p.m. 5 August. LET'S CELEBRATE!!!! It's a small one, but we can celebrate nonetheless! AHEM..... Dearest cousins of the "B" Consortium, You are very warmly invited to attend the Family Reunion being held at the Bower Cottage <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowercottage>. Please join us as to celebrate the beginning of all we lost souls finding each other and coming together as a family. The repast is small, but there just might be something there to whet your appetite. WE'RE TWO YEARS TOGETHER AS A FAMILY!!! YEAAAAYYYYY!!! :) My life hasn't been the same since we met, and I wouldn't trade it, or any of you, for anything! Colleen

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1A32ADCA224D4F4C2A3E84C7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Guys, I sent this e-mail as a response to Colleen's finding of George Bowers of MD. I was hoping that someone might be able to help me make the link from "my" George Bowers and the George Bowers that Colleen wrote about. If any one has any information please let me know. Thanks, Curtis [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Colleen, > This is my first posting to your e-mail group. I have been watching and > listening to everyone for the past few months but have not been doing > any research as of late. I was very excited when I saw this e-mail and > your idea to reverse the process of tracing ancestors. I traced my line > back as far as a George Bowers in MD who was born around 1740 and > married a woman named Christina. They had several children but their > son John Leonard Bowers is my link. John Leonard Bowers was born around > 1760 in MD and moved to East Tennessee (Carter Co.) as a Baptist > preacher. He married Rebekah Nave and had MANY children. > Can you let me know if my George Bowers is from the same line as your > George Bowers. Also, if you have any other information about the line > such as children, wives, etc please let me know. > I can trace my line back to George and Christina and it would be GREAT > if I could trace it back to your George coming over from England! > > Thanks, > Curtis --------------1A32ADCA224D4F4C2A3E84C7 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 16:13:45 -0500 From: [email protected] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Colleen Pustola <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BOWERS] FIRST "B" IMMIGRANTS References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colleen, This is my first posting to your e-mail group. I have been watching and listening to everyone for the past few months but have not been doing any research as of late. I was very excited when I saw this e-mail and your idea to reverse the process of tracing ancestors. I traced my line back as far as a George Bowers in MD who was born around 1740 and married a woman named Christina. They had several children but their son John Leonard Bowers is my link. John Leonard Bowers was born around 1760 in MD and moved to East Tennessee (Carter Co.) as a Baptist preacher. He married Rebekah Nave and had MANY children. Can you let me know if my George Bowers is from the same line as your George Bowers. Also, if you have any other information about the line such as children, wives, etc please let me know. I can trace my line back to George and Christina and it would be GREAT if I could trace it back to

«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» THIS MESSAGE IS FORWARDED TO YOU FROM THE BAUER-L. PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO RESPOND TO IT. Instead, please address your reply to "Marge" <[email protected]> «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BAUER] Hesse Darmstadt Resent-Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:20:19 -0700 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:20:05 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] My Bauer roots came from Hesse Darmstadt according to me grand father George Bauer born in St Louis, Mo. Jan. 18 1860. He said his Father Johann Bauer was born in Germany around 1826 and I don't know when he came to St Louis I wish I could get a birth certificate, death certificate application for citizenship or marriage certificate to my ggrandmother Gottliebin Engel Have not been able to get any of the above. Marge ==== BAUER Mailing List ==== The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bauer mailing list -- http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

Hi cousins, It occurred to me that perhaps some of us might be able to tackle our brick walls from both ends ... present-day back (the proper way), and back-to-the-present. Some of us have been researching so long that another avenue could be reversing the proper procedure and researching an immigrant's sons to see where they ultimately set the setting for our current families. Does anyone happen to know who our first U.S. immigrants were? The only Bower[s] I know of is shown below and there are probably others I'm not aware of. I don't know anything about the Bauer, Baur, Brower or Brouwer first immigrants. U.S. cousins, we need to help each other with this. Please dig through your data and let's see what we can all come up with. If we Americans can get back to all the immigrants and their native countries, not only will we help ourselves, we just might be able to help our international cousins as well! :) Since this is important to all of us, each message posted regarding this particular subject will be cross-posted to ALL SIX research groups. Only in this way will none of us miss the opportunity to break through a wall. Colleen --| | \ / | The only first Bower[s] immigrant I know of is George Bower[s] who came to Plymouth, MA from England in 1639, then moved to Cambridge, MA. His first wife, Barbara, died d. 25 Mar 1644. On 15 Apr 1649 George married Elizabeth Worthington. He made his will 8 Nov 1656 and it was proved 22 days later, on 30 Nov. Children of George and Barbara were: 1. Jerathmeel, b. 2 May 1650, resided in Chelmsford, MA. 2. Benanuel, m. Elizabeth Dunster, lived in Charlestown, MA in 1656 3. John, attended Harvard College in 1649; resided in Derby, MA. He was a schoolmaster in Plymouth, then in 1653 moved to New Haven, CT and taught there until 1660. John was the preacher in Branford 1667-Feb 1673, and afterwards moved to Derby where he died 14 June 1687. His will, recorded in Derby, bears the date 8 Jan 1685. John married Bridget, daughter of Anthony Thompson of New Haven. Their children: i. Ruth, bap New Haven, CT 20 Dec 1657 ii. Ruth, m. (1)John Frisbie, (2)William Hoadly iii. Mary iv. Samuel, bap New Haven, CT 5 Nov 1665; m. (1)Ruth Wooster 1687, (2)Lydia French in 1691. He died after 1717. v. John, b. Guilford, CT 3 Dec 1667 vi. Ann, m. 1703 Francis French. 4. Patience 5. Silence

Hi all, I just read a booklet by the name of: Scrabbeltown by Alice Brayton. Which is now Swansea, MA I have to say it is one of the neatest little books i have read.. could not put it down. I am not related to anyone but I do research for a couple who do.. The setting is: Year of 1948 a barrel ( i assume like a whiskey barrel) was found in an attic with 4,000 pieces of paper in it.. sealed up from when Israel Brayton closed up this trading business in ca 1832. Alice is telling this as a story.. and is very interesting.. None of these facts had ever been in print before this. Can you even imagine finding a box, let alone a barrel.. now i know some have but not the majority. I got a copy online for $8.. you might, if you are interested, try: bibliofind; bookfinders; ABE.. which for those who do not know.. are book search engines. OR try to get it interlibrary loan to see if it is a book you would want~ There is an index of Weavers who lived on the East Bank of the Taunton River (on territory now called Fall River) and an index: Weavers living on the farms and in the villages west of the Taunton River and an index in general but not necessarily including the weavers listed in the first 2.. I will do lookups to tell you if a name is there.. but the book is written in a fashion not conducive to writing what is in the book.. or finding the name on the page.. you have to read the page each time. Please submit up to 3 names only in one email. There are a few names that go throughout the book.. those being... of course, Israel Brayton. William Luther, Dexter Wheeler, surname of Anthony and many more.. but bare in mind this is a 5x7 booklet, 72 pages long.. so not huge by any means. Let me know if anyone of you get this and read it.. to share opinions on this~ and Enjoy~ Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore [email protected]

http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4849.htm Bauer Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year Gustav Bauer Germania Mills employed house rear 301 Park Holyoke MA 1888 Gustav Bauer Germania Mills employed house rear 301 Park Holyoke MA 1889 Bowers Davis F. H. & Co.; Bowers & Mosher Building mfrs paper engine bars, plates and papermill machinery r 30 Dwight Holyoke MA 1888 Horace A. Bowers Holyoke MA 1888 Bower... none Brenda [email protected] Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore [email protected] http://members.aol.com/fiddlerben/gtindex.html surnames: Wolfgram, Kratochvil, Secor/Sicard, Jacques, Leguerre, Vallee and and

) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new Bower/Bauer/Baur, etc. cousins 2. Can you guess?... If you've been with the family [the BOWER-L list] for at least three weeks, you'll probably want to skip the following paragraph… TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bau[e]r/Bro[u]wer lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bau[e]r/Bro[u]wer lines or any of the 81+ variant spellings that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead>, or you can use our shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/Homestead>." We also have a newly opened sister site, the Bower Cottage, that we've begun to fill. There are currently only a few names there, but give us time... :) The Cottage is at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowercottage>, or you can use the shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/bowercottage>. CAN YOU GUESS?... So, you can't find your Bower[s]/Bau[e]r/Bro[u]wer lines, huh? Well, after nearly 25 years, neither can I! But I understand the odds of locating that elusive ancestor even less since I discovered that ~~ (hang on to your socks!) >From a database of over 100 million surnames in the U.S., of the top 100,000 most common surnames ~~ The Bowers name places at #473. It is more common than 65% of American names. Bauer places at #700. It is more common than 61% of American names. Bower places at #1383. It is more common than 53% of American names. Brower places at #2247. It is more common than 47% of American names. Baur places at #9060. It is more common than 30% of American names. Brouwer places at #14678. It is more common than 25% of American names. If these names are so common, how come it's taking me so long to locate those ancestors? THAT'S IT!! I'm now firmly convinced that my lines evolved from the moss under a rock on the southwest side of a tree in some primeval forest!! I have no doubt about it anymore! VBG Just to have fun (and mess with your minds a little), can you tell me the ten most common surnames (in order please) in the U.S.? As a help, here are a few that don't make it into the top ten: #11 ... Anderson #36 ... Adams #13 ... Jackson #56 ... Cook #15 ... Harris #149 .. Black #35 ... Green #2117 . Doe Send me your top 10 surnames privately. Let's see how well you all do! I'll report the results in next week's Coffee. Family... it's what we're all about. I really enjoyed this time with you. It was so nice. I hope you all have a fantastic next two weeks. I wish you all a week filled with health, fun, productivity, and above all, filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'

Hi family, I received the following just a few seconds ago. If you want to respond, please DO NOT HIT REPLY. You'll need to address any response to "Carolynn McLaughlin" <[email protected]>. Thanks. Colleen -------- Original Message -------- Subject: something for the list-serv Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:26:10 -0500 From: Carolynn McLaughlin <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Organization: Indiana University Law School To: Colleen Pustola <[email protected]> Colleen: You do such great work! Thanks so much. I have a new set of pages for my Bowers line. They begin at the link below. Could you let the list-serv know that these pages are out there? I'd really appreciate it. http://php.indiana.edu/~cmclaugh/bowersindex.htm Thanks again! Carolynn McLaughlin

Hi family, Does anyone need the 1891 census for the United Kingdom? It's on sale at <http://www.1891census.co.uk/>. Thought some of you would like to know. :) Hope you're all having a wonderful Wednesday! Colleen

«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» THIS MESSAGE IS FORWARDED TO YOU FROM THE BOWER-L. PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO RESPOND TO IT. Instead, please address your reply to Donna Hinson <[email protected]> «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWER] Bowers in VA Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:01:30 -0700 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:04:17 -0400 From: Donna Hinson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Anyone related to these Bowers? Transcribed from: Norfolk Co. VA Will Book 11 – 1772-1788 compiled and published by Pamela W. McVey Pg. 85: Oct. 26, 1773 – Sept. Ct. 1778 - Will of William Tart, Western Branch of Elizabeth River, Portsmouth Parish, Executor: Friend, John Bowers Pg. 121: May 5, 1780 – Feb. Ct. 1782 - Will of John Viatt, Portsmouth Parish, Executors: Son and John Bowers Pg. 129: April 3, 1780- April Ct. 1782 - Will of Robert Bowers, Portsmouth Parish, Executor: “My Kinsman, John Bowers of Portsmouth Parish. Names son, Robert Bowers, leaving him plantation where he dwells left him by his father, Robert Bowers, deceased and purchased from Solomon Manning, a piece of swamp land called White Oak Ridge, 2 Negroes, Ceasar and Sarah, 1 horse. Also names Godson: Robert Bowers, son of John Bowers, deceased. Leaves him 5 acres of his father’s land at the head of the cove that makes out of the Western Branch, near north through the old field to land of a small branch near father’s old house, down the branch to a large branch, down this to the Main Creek... Also names godson, James Bowers. (Note: Mentions “Folio 158 and 159.” May be reference page of will book) Oct. 2, 1775 – Aug. Ct. 1783 - Will of Robert King, Norfolk Co., VA (Folio 186) – Witness: Thomas Bowers Feb. 22,1785 – May 19, 1785 - Will of William Hobgood, Portsmouth Parish – Executors: Neighbors Robert Bowers and Jno. Bowers – his plantation of land his father William Hobgood purchased of Thomas Hail. ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those settings through their servers and will only return them to you.

Before I get into the topic of this message, if you don't read the Sunday Morning Coffee then you'll need to know that this year's reunion has been cancelled. On to the subject at hand ~~ PROTECT YOURSELVES An incident occurred this week on one of my other lists that caused some very active (though not heated) discussion. I think you should know about it to be able to protect yourselves. With permission of the author, I'm copying her message here: "I am so upset right now!!! I want to let you all know that it isn't safe to trust the data on Ancestry.com! I was looking around there and found out that someone had uploaded MY direct line! I haven't done it because I never submit my line to any service for pay...I give my data away.. anyhow... The person that submitted MY line has my mother married to my grandfather and other errors..I did contact the submitter, I don't really know who they are or how they got my data as I didn't get that answer from them. I was told it would be corrected...months later, I rechecked...it's still totally in error! So, I contacted Ancestry.com, I told them that this was my direct line. (Since it's my mother, father and grandfather, I don't know how much more direct it could be!) My answer came today from ancestry.com ...they refuse to take any responsibility for the errors and tell me to contact the submitter which I had already done...they will NOT fix it, remove it nor do anything else to it. I am not too sure just what I plan to do at this point but I am upset and angry! I just want you to know that you can't take the data seriously there and that you MUST PROVE any data off their site.." Several messages back and forth, and persistent insistence on the part of this woman, here is Ancestry's reply: "You have the option to download the file as a gedcom upload it to the Online Family Tree section on the site, make the necessary corrections and then transfer it back to the World tree. We are willing to assist you with this process. This will allow the information that you feel is incorrect to be corrected and posted to the our public forum." Now family, this may not seem like any big flap to you, but it really is. Let's think on this: 1.) The most apalling thing here is her private data is now up for sale and the people are still alive! This is due to a stranger having access to her data and uploading it in a GEDCom. 2.) Ancestry.com cannot and will not make corrections to anyone's submitted data. Therefore, this woman's CURRENT (within the last 50 years) lineage is being displayed (and indirectly sold, because of memberships) incorrectly. 3.) Although Ancestry.com knows the material may be wrong and knows the people are living, they won't take steps themselves to remove it from online. Thus, they are jeopardizing the safety of the woman and her family. Two more members of the same list wrote in with basically the same problems. Cousins, don't get me wrong - Ancestry.com is providing a fantastically wonderful service (albeit for a price) to the genealogical community. I, myself, am a member. However, the unnerving at my end comes from the fact that we are talking about living family members. In another related instance from that list - a woman's brother-in-law gave information about his own family to one of his cousins. The cousin published it on his Web site but not until after making some changes which he (the cousin) felt corrected mistakes made by the brother-in-law. One of those corrections happened to be the first name of this woman's sister and her husband! The cousin was asked about the corrections. His reply to the brother-in-law, when asked about the change in his OWN SON'S name, was that he (the cousin) "had found documentation that contradicited" the original info given him by my brother in law! Two things from this event should immediately impact on all of you ~~ 1.) Never take any genealogical data you find online as THE final word! Fall back to the Cardinal Rule of genealogy - "Believe NONE of what you hear, only HALF of what you read. PROVE EVERYTHING!" Do your own research and use what you find on the Web as a guide. Newbies, especially, should remember this one. 2.) As genealogists and Web researchers, it is our responsibility to protect the data on those relatives who are still living. Though the brother-in-law felt he could trust his cousin, it's patently obvious he (the brother-in-law) shouldn't have. However, the bigger error is on the part of the cousin: We should NEVER, but NEVER publicize vital data about our living relatives on the Web - even in our online-family discussions. Why? Before the days of computering, identity thieves would walk through cemeteries to get information about people. Now, all they have to do is go online to get it. However, now they're handed full histories through unwary family historians. What is the most common password your creditors ask for? ...isn't it your mother's maiden name? With that alone, a good identity thief can compromise your entire credit history. With your name and birthdate an identity thief can get a social security card, a driver's license and ... well, you get my drift here. Online family histories never need to include living relatives because we don't research the living. When we publicize personal data about those still living, we inadvertenly compromise their security and THAT isn't what we're all doing research for. Do I sound paranoid? I hope you don't think so. Does this stuff REALLY happen? You bet it does! If you'll do a little Web surfing you'll find warnings are out regarding this. To read more on the subject of identity theft, you might want to start here <http://www.nevans.freeserve.co.uk/rules.htm> with two messages from one of our own, genealogist Myra Vanderpool Gormley. Also, you might want to read this one as well <http://www.consumerinfo.com/n/su98_d.htm>. Afterwards, do a Web search for "identity theft" +genealogy. I think you're going to be quite surprised if you're not already up on the subject. Family ... it's what we're all about. However, let's not be careless with what we know about those still with us. Colleen

) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new cousins 2. Indiana Continuum site needs a helper 3. Reunion 2000 cancelled 4. Summertime quiet This week's Coffee is a brief one as I have a second (and longer) message coming out that the entire family needs to read. If you've been with the family [the BOWER-L list] for at least three weeks, you'll probably want to skip the following paragraph… TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bauer/ Baur lines or any of the variant spellings that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead>, or you can use our shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/Homestead>. We also have a recently opened sister site, the Bower Cottage, that we've begun to fill. Currently only a few names there, but give us time... :) The Cottage is at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowercottage>, or you can use the shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/bowercottage>. INDIANA CONTINUUM SITE NEEDS A HELPER Wanda Roberts <[email protected]> has been struggling for over six months now trying to learn HTML in her efforts to create the Indiana Continuum site. Alas! Wanda's creative talents just won't lend themselves to HTML. She wants to keep working on the site, but needs someone to build and maintain it for her. Wanda will feed all the data to you. Do you have time and the HTML knowledge necessary to help get this site online? If so, please contact Wanda directly to work out the details. REUNION 2000 CANCELLED I don't know if it's lack of interest or everyone is just too busy, but there has not been enough participation this year for us to hold our annual reunion. I'm afraid it has to be cancelled. Only one person wrote me this past week - and that to ask me about a "dish" I was already holding for her. For those of you who submitted data for the reunion - I'll have it online by the middle of August. I now need to redesign the pages from the reunion look to the Homestead designs. SUMMERTIME QUIET The family has been super quiet the past two months and these heated summertime days are helping to cause this. So many of us are busy with outdoor activities, one-day jaunts here and there, and vacations. If you're thinking of our list as one of the inactive groups who won't have much to offer you, I have to say, "you're wrong." Stay with us for a six-month trial and you'll see what I mean! :) You'll be hooked ...and glad you stayed! Please cousins, if you find any new material or record any cemeteries or even individual tombstones, please share what you find with everyone. We have many cousins who are homebound and just can't get out to do it themselves. As well, many, many more cousins are long distance from your resources. Family... it's what we're all about. I really enjoyed this time with you. It was so nice. Thank you for sharing it with me. I hope your upcoming week is filled with health, fun, productivity, and above all, filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'