I hope they reply ! What a great idea Fred. Thanks Rachel I think your right I really need new eyes :) Barb > >I have contacted the Manataba Messenger to see if they could put me in >contact with either Mary or Darci. I believe Mary is the mother so it >would >be interesting to find out who she married to get the name Luddington. > >Fred > > > >I think it's more Native American Luds: > > > > This is from the manataba messenger website: > > http://critonline.com/index.shtml > > > > The Colorado River Indian Tribes include four distinct Tribes - the > > Mohave, > > Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo. There are currently about 3,500 active >Tribal > > members. > > > > The CRIT Reservation was created in 1865 by the Federal Government for > > "Indians of the Colorado River and its tributaries," originally for the > > Mohave and Chemehuevi, who had inhabited the area for centuries. People >of > > the Hopi and Navajo Tribes were relocated to the reservation in later > > years. > > > > The reservation stretches along the Colorado River on both the Arizona >and > > California side. It includes almost 300,000 acres of land, with the >river > > serving as the focal point and lifeblood of the area. > > > > The primary community in the CRIT Reservation is Parker, Arizona, which >is > > located on a combination of Tribal land, leased land that is owned by >CRIT > > and land owned by non-Native Americans. There are other, smaller > > communities > > on the reservation, including Poston, located 10 miles south of Parker. > > > > Poston was the site in World War II of one of the United States' largest > > Japanese internment camps, where thousands of Japanese-Americans were >held > > over a three-year period. The camp sites are now home to a monument > > dedicated to those who died and suffered while in internment, and CRIT >is > > currently in the process of creating a museum to commemorate the era. > > > > The primary economic activity on the CRIT Reservation has always been > > agriculture, going back to the days when mesquite trees were plentiful > > along > > the banks of the river and were relied upon for everything from food to > > cooking to Tribal traditions and ceremonies. CRIT continues to have a > > strong > > farming and agricultural industry, including growing cotton, alfalfa and > > sorghum. > > > > However, in recent years the Tribal economy has diversified greatly, and > > now > > includes forays and businesses in several different fields. Sand and > > gravel, > > real estate development and retail stores have all been part of the > > Tribes' > > economic development efforts. And over the past decade, a heavy emphasis > > has > > turned toward tourism, as CRIT opened the BlueWater Resort and Casino in > > Parker and has endeavored to attract both cultural and recreational > > tourists > > to the area. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: luddington-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:luddington-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Barbara Campbell > > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 9:15 PM > > To: LUDDINGTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [LUDDINGTON] Darci and a Mary Luddington > > > > > > http://critonline.com/crit_contents/messenger/2005_06.pdf > > > > > > There is a picture of a Darci and a Mary Luddington at this link. They > > look > > like Mexican descent? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Interest Rates Fall Again! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate >new > > payment > > >http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18679&moid=7581 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LUDDINGTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LUDDINGTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >LUDDINGTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/