Laura, How many DNA submitters do we have now? Of all the Cowan DNA submitters how many have actually made connections? Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Cowan Cooper" <lauracowancooper@comcast.net> To: <COWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:54 PM Subject: [COWAN-L] Ethan Cowan - NY Times Article > Thank you all for sending me the article. It is very interesting. I do have > an e-mail that has been sent to Ethan except I keep wanting to call him > Nathan and make him part of my family. > > It would be nice to have genetic information on him or another male from > his family since there is 200 years of information on this 20 year olds > family. It appears that his grandmother is still alive and I do have a > snail address that appears to be one for her, but if I can establish > contact with Ethan Cowan, I would rather do that - maybe we could pass the > hat for his genetic information. > > For those that I have totally lost - > > > HOORAY FOR PACKRATS. "In 200 Years of Family Letters, a Nation's Story," > by Kirk Johnson (New York Times, 29 January) writes about a Cowan family > that has kept letters written to one another for more than 200 years, > creating one of the largest private family troves that has turned up in > recent years. > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/national/29letter.html?emc=eta1 > > You will probably have to sign up to read it, but it is worth the time. > Makes you want to pack up right now and go make this family your newest > best friends. <g> > > Make sure that WE know what Cowan, etc line you are researching - none of > us can help you if we don't know who you are or even know you are on the > list. I do a lot of looking at Cowan, etc. info that is not my line and you > never know what I will turn up!!!!! > > Laura Cowan Cooper of Kodak, TN > lauracowancooper@comcast.net > > > > ==== COWAN Mailing List ==== > Please do not send attachments of any kind to the list. Announce what > you have to share, and ask listmembers to contact you directly if > they wish to receive a copy. >