Family research: 1. BROWN, Lyhue (Elihu) came to Bryant Creek in 1830s - He's my gr-gr grandfather. I'm presently involved with research that identifies his wife, my gr-gr-grandmother was Elizabeth "Betsy "Hall, a probable sister to Isaac Jude Hall. 2. HARTLEY, Andrew J. came to the Arno area in the 1850s, I believe. He was my 4gr-grandfather on my mother's side. Not actively researching the line but enjoy sharing. 3. Last, I am helping Laura Lee Moncrief, author of the 1985 "Squire-Brown-Burton" book with further research and to get her book into digital form for possible reprints and/or revisions of that work. Historical research: 1. Have been assigned a project by the editor of the Douglas County Historical Journal (Guy Gettys) to write about the St. Nicholas and St. Johns Catholic Churches that once were in eastern Douglas County for while not far from the Trappist Monastery, "Assumption Abbey." The research may lead to research on the Monastery itself which was founded on Bryant Creek in the early 1950s. 2. Have a great interest in Douglas County maps and place names. (The Summer 2004 Historical Journal had a great listing of place names for the eastern half of the county that was compiled over the years by Noble Barker, Jr.) I'm thinking about volunteering to MODOUGLA to do look-ups on place names. Family record archiving: 1. Continuing to work, although slowly, on scanning my old family photos into digital form and then archiving on CD-Rom for distribution to family members. Would be interested in sharing tips with anyone who is or wants to do this - I have more questions than answers, however. I've been archiving in .tif files but still undecided on the resolution I should capture and still have reasonable file sizes). MODOUGLA web site on RootsWeb: Over this coming quarter, I hope to encourage submission of free resources that people have compiled on their own, and to enlist a longer list of look-up volunteers. The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu