I live and work in Onondaga County with 5 people who live in Munnsville. I watched this film earlier this year, and spoke with my 5 co-workers individually on several occasions about the film and the Ward brothers. I found the film fascinating, and actually drove up to their farm one weekend, where I came face to face with one of the Ward brothers unexpectedly. I am from a rural area (in Oswego County), but the surroundings of Munnsville are quite undeveloped, and feature several abandoned homes and buildings. It is a beautiful area. Apparently, the Ward brothers were often shunned in the very same hometown that seemed to embrace them in their time of need. At least 3 of the people whom I work with said that "you would know if one of them was around long before you saw them." The film depicts the Ward brothers as the somewhat kooky outsiders of a very small and seemingly tight knit community. The impression that I received from my co-workers was that the support of the community was more in reaction to the "big city" (Oneida, and Wampsville, the latter of which is the county seat, are far from big cities, and you'd be laughing out loud if you knew how big) investigation. Left out of the movie for the most part were the outrageous allegations (on the part of the prosecution before the trial) that the Ward brothers may have had a sexual relationship. All 5 of my coworkers had seen the film, and some owned a copy. It is an important newsstory in recent history. I know nothing of their genealogy, but I believe that only one of the four brothers is still living. Aaron Howard North Syracuse, NY JeffJWard@aol.com wrote: I just watched the very moving documentary "Brother's Keeper" about the murder trial and acquittal of Delbert Ward. I wonder how people in Madison County reacted to it. Was it fair and accurate? Perhaps someone on this list would know about the Ward brothers' ancestry. Just knowing the names of their father and grandfather would be most helpful. My great-great grandfather was Wilmoth Ward (circa 1817-1893). He had a large family and had children spread over almost 30 years by two or three successive wives. He is listed in the 1880 census as a farm laborer. He lived in the Madison, Solsville and Augusta New York area all of which are very close to Munsville. So I think there is good reason to suspect a family relationship with the Ward brothers. Jeff Ward from sunny (finally) South Florida. ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== Search the list archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl - put NYMADISO for the name of the list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com