Hi Donna, I have BROWNING G grandfather, according to the Family Bible he was born in New York City 16th may 1853, he died in Sydney, Australia 10th August 1929 and according to his Death Certificate he had come to OZZ C1876. This was really after the gold rushes so we don't know why he came and there are no details that have come to light that offers any information on his parents. As he never sought naturalization but was on the electoral roll it may be that his parents had been British immigrants the USA and in those days to be British (including Canadian, New Zealand South Africa etc) would mean he was not required to be naturalized for any purpose in the colonies. Does this ring any bells with US BROWNINGS ??? Cheers Peter Melbourne Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Schumacher" <jdschumacher@sbcglobal.net> To: <BROWNING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: [BROWNING] Ultimate Family Reunion - 2nd Update First and foremost, the lists and/or individuals who are not concerned and/or have no interest what-so-ever. This should be the last time I do a mass mailing for those that are. A Big Hello to Everyone! or as I used to say "Hey, y'all"!, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year brings you everything you may want and need! I won't ask for too many things of you for the next few years, hopefully. That is why I decided I had better ask now and get it out of the way. The only things right now that I really need of anyone is that you send me your last names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, and "Family" name of origin(s). Some of you already have, thank you. No personal information will be given out to anyone for any reason whatsoever!. This is just a way that I will be able to keep track of everyone who is interested in the reunion. It will be the only way to keep track of the ones who have paid/pre-paid for any of the events, ie., lunch, dinner, etc. I would not want someone to come to this who hasn't taken care of their fair share. I would also ask that you subscribe to the newsletter on the site. This way I won't have to add all these emails addresses to a separate site. As it is, some people have said that they are interested and want to be kept up-to-date with everything, but have not left an email address as to where I can make contact. I would hate for someone to miss out on something! As far as the newsletter goes, I first thought that I would attempt to do it on a monthly basis. At this point in time, I really don't see a need in it. When the time gets closer, maybe within a years time, maybe. If something should come up of great interest, concern, or otherwise, I will definitely send something out. For some that have not looked at the site in some time, I have added a page "Your Family Photos". There are some pretty interesting ones on there already. If you have some and would like to share, please feel free in sending them on and I will post them. I have plenty of room for 500 on the site. If you have other things such as something an ancestor had written about years ago and might be of interest, there is the "Article" section. I'll be more than happy to post it there. Check it out, again, pretty interesting! Someone observed that the message board is not being utilized to the best of its ability. Granted, there is not a lot of information about one family in particular there unlike some other larger family sites. This is a little different from others because it includes so many families with many other connections available from one town in particular. We all have cousins out there that have hit brick walls or are just getting started that could use all of our help. So, please if you see someone that could use your help in finding something or someone, help your brother and sister (cousin, I should say) out! Ideas have been coming in, and one in particular, seems to be one that would be great if we can get it together. We would like to get family recipes together in order to have it printed. It would be a great fund-raising project in order to keep the costs down on everything. My thinking on this, also, is that any "leftover" books not bought amongst ourselves, will be sold at the time, there in Stonington, the remainder will be donated to the local historical societies so that they might also profit from it. So get those recipes sent it! I challenge all the handicrafters out there to come up with something that they are willing to donate. I have been knitting for over 30 some years now. (I can hear all those, ugh, not hand-knit stuff from grandma!, yuk!) I am planning on designing a one of a kind afghan/throw to be donated for the cause. I will have to post some of my pictures of what I have made. Belie First and foremost, Let me apologize to the lists and/or individuals who are not concerned and/or have no interest what-so-ever. This should be the last time I do a mass mailing for those that are. A Big Hello to Everyone! or as I used to say "Hey, y'all"!, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year brings you everything you may want and need! I won't ask for too many things of you for the next few years, hopefully. That is why I decided I had better ask now and get it out of the way. The only things right now that I really need of anyone is that you send me your last names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, and "Family" name of origin(s). Some of you already have, thank you. No personal information will be given out to anyone for any reason whatsoever!. This is just a way that I will be able to keep track of everyone who is interested in the reunion. It will be the only way to keep track of the ones who have paid/pre-paid for any of the events, ie., lunch, dinner, etc. I would not want someone to come to this who hasn't taken care of their fair share. I would also ask that you subscribe to the newsletter on the site. This way I won't have to add all these emails addresses to a separate site. As it is, some people have said that they are interested and want to be kept up-to-date with everything, but have not left an email address as to where I can make contact. I would hate for someone to miss out on something! As far as the newsletter goes, I first thought that I would attempt to do it on a monthly basis. At this point in time, I really don't see a need in it. When the time gets closer, maybe within a years time, maybe. If something should come up of great interest, concern, or otherwise, I will definitely send something out. For some that have not looked at the site in some time, I have added a page "Your Family Photos". There are some pretty interesting ones on there already. If you have some and would like to share, please feel free in sending them on and I will post them. I have plenty of room for 500 on the site. If you have other things such as something an ancestor had written about years ago and might be of interest, there is the "Article" section. I'll be more than happy to post it there. Check it out, again, pretty interesting! Someone observed that the message board is not being utilized to the best of its ability. Granted, there is not a lot of information about one family in particular there unlike some other larger family sites. This is a little different from others because it includes so many families with many other connections available from one town in particular. We all have cousins out there that have hit brick walls or are just getting started that could use all of our help. So, please if you see someone that could use your help in finding something or someone, help your brother and sister (cousin, I should say) out! Ideas have been coming in, and one in particular, seems to be one that would be great if we can get it together. We would like to get family recipes together in order to have it printed. It would be a great fund-raising project in order to keep the costs down on everything. My thinking on this, also, is that any "leftover" books not bought amongst ourselves, will be sold at the time, there in Stonington, the remainder will be donated to the local historical societies so that they might also profit from it. So get those recipes sent it! I challenge all the handicrafters out there to come up with something that they are willing to donate. I have been knitting for over 30 some years now. (I can hear all those, ugh, not hand-knit stuff from grandma!, yuk!) I am planning on designing a one of a kind afghan/throw to be donated for the cause. I will have to post some of my pictures of what I have made. Belie