Patricia -- Thanks again for all your hard work on this posting -- and to all others who help keep us organized and informed. Please re-post last year's information: LEVAN LARD - born 1793 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN, and died 1829 in Haynesville, Clinton County, MO. He married MARY EASTERLEY 1816. ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <PLairdhoward@aol.com> To: <LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 10:05 AM Subject: [LAIRD] LFA Newsletter-Earliest Known Laird Ancestor > Hello LFA members and friends, > I hope that each of you have had a chance to download the December > issue of "Laird Branches." If not, the file can be found under newsletter > at the following URL: http://www.qcsi.net/lfa > The Laird Family Association has grown to 131 members. However > I have only heard from a few of you regarding submission of your earliest > known Laird ancestor for the January issue of "Laird Branches." Since > this Special Edition is only published once a year, it allows each of us the > opportunity to post our brick wall so that others may see, and possibly > find a connection to YOUR family. The importance of this edition of the > newsletter cannot be over emphasized, nor should it be overlooked as > an important genealogical resource for the Laird researcher. So please > support the Laird Family Association by submitting your earliest known > Laird ancestor as soon as possible. Since my task will only be to copy > and paste the information into a sensible format, the newsletter should be > ready for posting on the LFA website as soon as I hear from each of you. > If you would like me to post last years submission, then please send me > a note requesting that I do so. If you are not sure if you are a member > of the Laird Family Association, then please contact our Membership > Chairpersons (Robert and Carolyn Laird, LALAIRD@compuserve.com). > Robert and Carolyn Laird will be pleased to add your name to the membership > list. > > Remember, the true purpose and goal of the Laird Family Association is to > help unite Laird researchers throughout the world into one large family. The > true purpose of the newsletter is to gather genealogical information from > around > the globe into one central location, for the help and benefit of all Laird > researchers. > > Please send your submissions to Patricia Laird Howard @ > plhoward@aol.com > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > LFA Newsletter Editor > > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > Laird Family Association Website: http://www.qcsi.net/lfa > >