This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nZB.2ACE/195.3 Message Board Post: Greetings! I'm Chris Rice, 50 y/o and the 3rd of nine children of Howard Rice, Walter ("Shorty" to his wife) and Eleanor Rice's (now) 81 year-old son. My dad (Howard's) address and phone number are: 3730 West 7th Street, The Dalles, Oregon, 97058, (541) 296-1537. Outside of a touch of a hearing loss he's in good shape, so should be able to give you lots of information. I have no particular interest in geneology, but it IS curious that, quite out-of-the-blue, I thought of my Grandpa today - without any trigger, just a random neuronal firing!- so typed "Walter Rice + Hood River" into Google and viola', found your query! It was serendipitous as hell, methinks! I am curious as to what you find! I have a sister, Carolyn Rice, who knows quite a bit about our mom's side of the family, and a good family friend has inherited quite a box of geneology about same plus, no doubt, at least some info. about my Dad's side of the family. Here's Carolyn's phone number: (503) 544-4101. I wish you success! Chris Rice 1509 East 9th Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058-2925