Dear List: Do we call ourselves Geneseans? :) Anyway, here's another angle of Crossen research I'd like to pursue: John Martin Crossen (1897-1978) was a "blood brother" in the Tuscarora Indian tribe. The reservation, as you know, is quite close to Basom. At his funeral, several Native Americans came to the wake. I never had a chance to chat with them--silly me! But now that I'm doing some serious genealogy, I'd like to find out more about how he became a "blood brother", and what this means re: adoption into the tribe. Questions: 1. Would the reservation have records of who was initiated into the tribe as a "blood brother"? 2. Who should I contact? Finally, if anyone on the list knows of some old-timers among the Indians who might have known my grandfather, please tell me how to contact them. Thank you! Take care, John ===== "One more shot for the honour of Down!" -Rollicking Rollo (1766-1814) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com