Hi; I have just joined this list from up here in the wilds of British Columbia. For 20 years I have been researching and writing on the B.C. goldrush, particularly the Cariboo. We are now working on a book on the women of the gold creeks and are finding, of course, that many folks here came from California. Particularly famous of course are those who came to the lower Fraser in 1858, just ahead of the vigilantes. We had no census until 1881 so much of our work in in police records and old diaries. Often the women are not emntioned, or at best tangentally, ie: "A son, born to Mr. xxx, Nov, 12 1866." If you are looking for folks who might have come this way let me know. I have many data bases built and lots of names. I will post those Californians I am looking for. Richard ************************************************************************"Ye ar 2000 Solutions Workshop" with Joe Boivin, Global Millennium Foundation; Oct 27, Williams Lake, Oct 28, Quesnel. A partnership of GrassRoots and Community Skills Centre. "Creative Media Relations Workshop", 2 days. With Jim Stanton, Ottawa and Richard Wright. Williams Lake, Jan, 12-13, 1999 and Quesnel Jan 14-15, 1999. "Y2K Risk Management Workshops", Stanton and Wright; 1998 & 1999. Call for schedule. Call for a Year 2000 Awareness presentation. ************************************************************************* GrassRoots Consulting--Public Relations, Communications, Community Economic Development--Richard Wright & Cathryn Wellner, 250-296-4432; fax 250-296-4250, Pioneer Ranch, Williams Lake, B.C., Canada ************************************************************************** For information on the ranch, livestock, house concerts and Wellner and Wright try: http://wlake.com/grassrts/homepg.htm **************************************************************************