Whew! Patrice Stark here, frantically waving my hand from the back of the classroom. While I've been able to read all of your exciting Fulton-List messages and the hundreds of private email messages, I've been unable to SEND any messages since October 12th! Thankfully, my own System Administrator (husband Paul) has tracked down the email culprit and I'm happily back on line. I have so much to share; I hardly know where to begin! The Fulton Reunion '99 was far more exciting than anyone could imagine. We were greeted by Fulton descendants now living in Utah and Idaho. Jessy Earl (descendant of Robert and Ruth (Cunningham) Fulton of Indiana County, PA, delivered the official "Welcome" while his sister, Julia Gleed, passed around informative maps and summaries. Their cousins, Doug and Lynda Fulton, worked feverishly taking everyone sight-seeing and out to dinner. (It was a rugged job, but somebody had to do it!) You've heard of the three tenors? Well, our own "three sisters from New York", Roberta Hirth, Florence Wolfe, and Lucille Thalmann-Rudiger, stole the show. Fulton List-Owner, Roberta shared her extensive collection of web-based genealogy resources and even managed to pull a Fulton Ghost story out of her pocket for Halloween! Florence brought music and beautiful storyboards illustrating the migration of the Fulton family from Scotland to America including beautiful pictures of the Fulton Settlement in Sullivan County, New York. Lucille, admittedly cool to genealogy, caught the bug bad. By week's end, Lucille had doggedly unearthed family records that amazed everyone. Popular Fulton-List contributor, Ann Irwin, shared fascinating information about the family of John Fulton of Rising Sun, Indiana. Ann's collection of original documents and research was an inspiration for all of us who are desperately searching for elusive Fulton ancestors. Was this Ann's long-lost ancestor? No, but her "Christmas Question" is one that was answered! (Read on.) As always, the Fultons enjoyed a healthy dose of serendipity. We attended a traditional Scottish "Blessing of the Clans" at the First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City. You would have been proud of your Fulton cousins dressed in their Sunday best complete with Plaid, Paisley, and Scottish bonnets. Though there were many representatives of other clans present, our Fulton group was the only true example of a contemporary clan gathering. And like all good Fultons before us, we cried like babies when the pipers played "Amazing Grace." The highpoint? I was particularly pleased with our Fulton Christmas Questions. On Saturday afternoon, I asked everyone to write down their "burning Fulton question." If they could be guaranteed the answer to any one question, what question would advance their research the most? Like Santa Claus delivering presents, I'm pleased to announce that we answered almost every question by the end of the week. It was a great team effort and I'll be posting the questions and answers to the Fulton List. Merry Christmas to all! Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado