Happy New Year everyone! I am not a very communicative administrator and our list has very little traffic, but we have held on all these years and if anyone wants to post to our Norwood research community, we are here. Recently, we had news of a painting commissioned to depict Richard Norwood surveying Bermuda, and after looking at the artist's work, I am excited about seeing the new painting. Also, a novel published this year, Chase, by William Allison, tells the story of George Chase, who marries Harriet Norwood, daughter of William and Deborah Winslow Norwood of Camden, Maine. William is a descendant of Joshua Norwood, III, of Mount Desert, Maine. I have begun reading the novel and will try to review it later. I'm only nine chapters into the story. I think Allison has done a great job on chapters 8 & 9. His description is very strong, as is his research of the context for his story. Both of these things were announced on this list in 2006. I hope you will all stay with the list and be available for research questions and continue to receive notices of new and interesting things related to our Norwood surname. I have updated the Norwood Family Page (I know it's been static for some time.), adding information about /Chase /and some notes about Jordanus de Sheppey and King Harold II. I just picked up and am reading /1066, The Year of the Conquest/, by David Howarth, and published in 1981 by Penguin Books. It's a page-turner, small, 200 pages, very nicely written. When you read it, you feel that England before the conquest was a special place indeed, almost idyllic. You can even see the seeds of democracy already planted and rooting, though many centuries will pass before they fully sprout. Another book about Harold that I enjoyed very much is /Harold, The Last Anglo-Saxon King/, by Ian W. Walker, published in 1997 by Sutton Publishing, Ltd. It is very detailed, thorough, and also nicely written with maps, charts, pictures, bibliography, and copious notes. Of course, since it can't be proved that the Norwoods stem from the Godwin family through Harold, these books have to satisfy our interest in a significant juncture in English history, not necessarily our origins. For some reason, although I have come to understand this, Harold still holds a special place in my mind and heart. Well, may you all have a wonderful 2007!

Richard, Thank you for your note. I appreciate your update. I'm still interested in finding out anything new about my Norwood ancestors after almost 50 years of researching them. I hope one of these days the family in join others and form a Norwood Family DNA research. I have had good luck in the DNA testing of the Daniel, Langley, and Callaway lines. I'll be out of pocket after Friday for about 4 weeks with a knee replacement at the age of 75. Best wishes to all for 2007. Lucy Gray ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Norwood To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:04 AM Subject: [NORWOOD] A message from the list administrator Happy New Year everyone! I am not a very communicative administrator and our list has very little traffic, but we have held on all these years and if anyone wants to post to our Norwood research community, we are here. Recently, we had news of a painting commissioned to depict Richard Norwood surveying Bermuda, and after looking at the artist's work, I am excited about seeing the new painting. Also, a novel published this year, Chase, by William Allison, tells the story of George Chase, who marries Harriet Norwood, daughter of William and Deborah Winslow Norwood of Camden, Maine. William is a descendant of Joshua Norwood, III, of Mount Desert, Maine. I have begun reading the novel and will try to review it later. I'm only nine chapters into the story. I think Allison has done a great job on chapters 8 & 9. His description is very strong, as is his research of the context for his story. Both of these things were announced on this list in 2006. I hope you will all stay with the list and be available for research questions and continue to receive notices of new and interesting things related to our Norwood surname. I have updated the Norwood Family Page (I know it's been static for some time.), adding information about /Chase /and some notes about Jordanus de Sheppey and King Harold II. I just picked up and am reading /1066, The Year of the Conquest/, by David Howarth, and published in 1981 by Penguin Books. It's a page-turner, small, 200 pages, very nicely written. When you read it, you feel that England before the conquest was a special place indeed, almost idyllic. You can even see the seeds of democracy already planted and rooting, though many centuries will pass before they fully sprout. Another book about Harold that I enjoyed very much is /Harold, The Last Anglo-Saxon King/, by Ian W. Walker, published in 1997 by Sutton Publishing, Ltd. It is very detailed, thorough, and also nicely written with maps, charts, pictures, bibliography, and copious notes. Of course, since it can't be proved that the Norwoods stem from the Godwin family through Harold, these books have to satisfy our interest in a significant juncture in English history, not necessarily our origins. For some reason, although I have come to understand this, Harold still holds a special place in my mind and heart. Well, may you all have a wonderful 2007! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been told my family members that William Coleson was the FIRST Postal Clerk in Norwood, Stanley Co., NC. He is my ggg grandfather and I know very little of him, except what family has said. I am also told he is the son of Thomas and Jane Coleson. Well who is Thomas and Jane's father and grand father? Any help would sure be appreciated. Thanks Mildred Richard Norwood <[email protected]> wrote: Happy New Year everyone! I am not a very communicative administrator and our list has very little traffic, but we have held on all these years and if anyone wants to post to our Norwood research community, we are here. Recently, we had news of a painting commissioned to depict Richard Norwood surveying Bermuda, and after looking at the artist's work, I am excited about seeing the new painting. Also, a novel published this year, Chase, by William Allison, tells the story of George Chase, who marries Harriet Norwood, daughter of William and Deborah Winslow Norwood of Camden, Maine. William is a descendant of Joshua Norwood, III, of Mount Desert, Maine. I have begun reading the novel and will try to review it later. I'm only nine chapters into the story. I think Allison has done a great job on chapters 8 & 9. His description is very strong, as is his research of the context for his story. Both of these things were announced on this list in 2006. I hope you will all stay with the list and be available for research questions and continue to receive notices of new and interesting things related to our Norwood surname. I have updated the Norwood Family Page (I know it's been static for some time.), adding information about /Chase /and some notes about Jordanus de Sheppey and King Harold II. I just picked up and am reading /1066, The Year of the Conquest/, by David Howarth, and published in 1981 by Penguin Books. It's a page-turner, small, 200 pages, very nicely written. When you read it, you feel that England before the conquest was a special place indeed, almost idyllic. You can even see the seeds of democracy already planted and rooting, though many centuries will pass before they fully sprout. Another book about Harold that I enjoyed very much is /Harold, The Last Anglo-Saxon King/, by Ian W. Walker, published in 1997 by Sutton Publishing, Ltd. It is very detailed, thorough, and also nicely written with maps, charts, pictures, bibliography, and copious notes. Of course, since it can't be proved that the Norwoods stem from the Godwin family through Harold, these books have to satisfy our interest in a significant juncture in English history, not necessarily our origins. For some reason, although I have come to understand this, Harold still holds a special place in my mind and heart. Well, may you all have a wonderful 2007! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Take time to smile. God Bless Ya!!!! Mildred Couch p.s. sending packages to service personal? see your local U.S.P.S. for free shipping kits and other info. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com