Three days' worth of missing email has suddenly arrived, about 60 messages in all. Still have no clue what occasioned the interruption. If you perchance sent anything to me and it bounced, now's the time to try, try again. I was surprised that no one has requested the RUSSELL file in connection with the Noah Brooks/Maracha Russell thread. (At least I see no requests for it in the mail dump I received.) If by chance you missed it, I'll repeat the offer, which seems like a no-brainer for those interested in this Noah. ===================== Les LeMay has also shared a file of his research on the relevant RUSSELL families, and a pair of JPG portraits of Erastus Russell and his wife Elizabeth Brooks. If you would like a copy of these files, please send me your request privately with an ALL-CAPS subject line of SEND RUSSELL. This will spare Les the chore of distribution and also ensure that your request receives a prompt reply. Chris Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ============================================ BROOKS-NE-L (Brooks Families of New England) at RootsWeb.com ============================================