Nancy; You are right. There is a great deal of info available on Rix. Perhaps after the holidays wind down, I can get some material together in regards to him. Hope you enjoy the site. Cindy L. Nancy McFarland <nmcfarl@racc2000.com> wrote: What a great website! I've saved it to favorites so I can go back and check it out further. So much info, it's great! I live in Emmet County but the Mackinac County area is very interesting also. My ggg-uncle was Rix Robinson the famous fur trader who was in the Mackinac Island/St. Ignace area but I haven't found any reference to him on your website or links...yet! : ) Nancy > Hi all and Happy Holidays! After several months of compiling, debating, > designing, typing and retyping - Cindy Leutz and I have finally completed our > Mackinac County web site on the American Local History Network! This has been > quite a learning experience. > > It has long been our belief that genealogical information should be shared. > So we have transcribed and compiled a large assortement of information in our > respective libraries about Mackinac County. In addition, we have also > selected a wide range of links to excellent websites. > > There is something here for everyone: historical visual images of Mackinac > County in postcards, fur trade and voyageur information, transcribed 19th > Century documents including Annuities, fur trade records and the 1839 Half Breed > Census, information on shipping and ferries, history of some famous and > courageous Metis women in the fur trade (please excuse the goofy coloring on the > typeface, we couldnt figure out why it changed colors!), military information and > even information on Haunted Places in and around Mackinac County! The emphasis > of our research has focused on Native American, First Nations and Metis > information. > > Our purpose in doing this site has been to share accurate information based > on primary source research and sharing some of those documents that have aided > us in our research. We hope that the information will help you in your > research and encourage you to share your findings, as well. > > We invite you to take some time to explore the site and comment in our guest > book. > > Thanks and Happy Holidays to everyone! > > Terry Weller and Cindy Leutz > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimacki2/page1.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237