Hi List A reunion of Palatine descendants in 2009 is a wonderful idea and if possible, I'll be there, even if I happen to be in a wheelchair. But some of the committee members of the IPA in Rathkeale have already discussed the desirability and possibility of such a reunion. They have the contacts and I think any planning should be directed from there -- but they will need lots of help - for ideas, research, arrangements etc. It's great that several of you have offered to help - and I too, am willing to do whatever I can. It's a magnificent idea - people from all over the world, descended from residents of a very small area - working together to plan an event. Would that our 1709'ers could know of it. Mary Wallace