In my opinion, I know that given the circumstances, I would not want everyone from this list, plus anyone who happens to read the archive of these messages, calling me. It could be a very large number of calls and from what you describe, this would probably try his patience quickly. I would sumbit to all that we go ahead and let Curt continue his efforts since he is willing to share once he receives the data. I also want to remind people that these mailing lists are not private and therefore you should be very cautious about presenting personal information, your own or information about other living people. It is a big world and not everyone is nice. Mike Dunton <><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~ The Dunton Family Homesite P.O. Box 767 -- Molalla, Oregon 97038 http://www.web-ster.com/miked list manager for dutton-l@rootsweb.com & dunton-l@rootsweb.com <><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Curt Rowe [mailto:curtrowe@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 7:47 PM To: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Foster Brooks Update Some of you may remember that I called Foster Brooks' executor in April regarding getting a copy of Foster's genealogy. After giving him a generous amount of time to send it to me, I called again today. As many of us are wont to do, Bill Heron had forgotten about it. He said he would try to send it out real soon. He says there is quite a bit of material. From an email conversation that I had with Sheryl Banks it may be the case that Foster did not have a lot of data on the Dutton's based on what he gave to her. By the way Sheryl, Bill and his wife Ann do live in Canton, Ohio. Bill Heron also had printed copies made of the material which gives me the impression that he would be willing to share the information with a number of people. If any one lives close to Canton, perhaps they could drop by and pick one up. His number is 330 492-5961. I would caution that we coordinate who calls him, however. If ten or twenty of us start calling we may try his patience. Bill was on his way to a nap when I called at about 4PM EDT so I would call earlier than that. He's 71, so I imagine he is retired. Another alternative is to wait until he sends me the material which I will post to the list when I get it. Since he said that the squeaking wheel gets the grease, I will endeavor to call more frequently should I not receive it in a few weeks. I mentioned that I would like to submit it to LDS and it met with his approval. He also said that a 'woman with dark hair' dropped by Foster's house when they were cleaning it out asking about the material. Any 'women with dark hair' on this list? :) Curt Rowe