Hi Cousins: Our Maupin picnic in Santa Barbara was great! The weather was perfect! It started out a tad chilly but really got warm in the afternoon. The others who went are all from the Thomas Maupin~Judith Cobb section. Did we have fun looking through what I took in a binder and what they brought! Thomas was a son of John Maupin~Frances Dabney. My line goes off to the line of Thomas Maupin to John Maupin, Sr.~Sarah Crossthwaite, another son of John Maupin~Frances Dabney. Unfortunately, they didn’t recognize my mystery photos, a lot less than they had, nor did I recognize theirs! Bummer. But, those people are so very friendly and like to talk, just like moi! It was like we’d all been in contact all of our lives! The Maupin coat of arms flag really went over! My daughter did most of the painting of the crest and got DUE credit! We talked about having another Maupin family picnic in the Spring, possibly in some part of Los Angeles CO, CA. We do need those who would like to go to send dates they think they can go and where they’d like to have it. And, the Maupin flag will again fly at the next picnic. So, knowing some of you lucky cousins are going to the VA reunion and that the holidays are coming up, I’ll post the message a few times more on the list, hoping to get a few responses to “where and when” here in Southern California. Best, Cuz Sandi MAUPIN-L