Thanks twice, Virginia. :-) Did you realize you submitted this story previously on the 18th? Traffic has been very light recently, so it might be hard to tell, but I'm wondering if you're having trouble with your subscription. If so, you can reach me at [email protected] Chris On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:42:09 -0700, Virginia Tobias wrote: :Rochester Democrat & Chronicle July 5, 1906 : :HIS LIFE HAS COVERED ONE HUNDRED YEARS : :In all Monroe county, perhaps in all Western New York, there is :only one man who can say this morning that his life has covered :100 years, and he is Captain Garry Brooks, of Fairport, who rounds :out a full century of years to-day. When he first saw the :sunlight in Connecticut, Rochester was not yet on the map; indeed, :six years were to pass before the first house would be erected :upon the site of what is now a rich and powerful city. Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ==================================== BROOKS-NE (Brooks Families of New England), HAPGOOD, and MERRIAM lists at RootsWeb. ==================================== [email protected]