A good question, Adrianne... It is to discuss "everything" about the 13 settling families who came over on the Concord in October of 1683, with the intent and purpose of living their lives out in what is called Germantown, Pennsylvania, today. It influenced local history considerably, and had an influence on the country to some extent. It is an interesting microcosm, if you will. Also, we consider at least the first and second descendant lines that are married into the 13, and their genealogies. If we could, and when we can, we desire to find out more about the Concord itself, and the captain and crew. An additional treat would be to learn more about the events that took place before the voyage, and the lives and generations of the ancestors of the 26 and more (of course we are interested in the women just as much as the men!). We do not so much just discuss general Germantown information, though it is not avoided, and certainly not condemned, as it must needs be intertwined with the 13 and the central theme! We love, love, love good source material. Scans are marvelous, though they cannot be sent to Rootsweb. Xeroxes of family Bibles, etc. are just grand! Transcriptions, if ***carefully*** done are much appreciated. When one hears of a television broadcast on the subject, we love to hear about it. It is also fine when someone can contact a TV station to get the inside dope, etc. That is what this group is all about. It had an early history of being vibrant, when it was on Listbot, rather than Rootsweb. The nature of the group has toned down somewhat, regrettably, but we still are going strong and prospering. Feel free to post as often as you wish with any relevant material. No flames, virus warnings, sad chain letters, fancy-formatted email, attachments, etc. Common sense should tell one that. But as elsewhere in the real world, common sense does not prevail 100% of the time (I won't give you my estimate of how often it *does* prevail. It would depress you. Just look at how people drive, and take that as an indicator!). We are especially interested in a few of the 13 who we have relatively little on. As of recent, some good material on Blijkers has been revealed. Keurlis, Siemons, etc., are a little thin yet. We have good strong Streepers, Op den Graeff, Lukens, Kunders representations. It would be nice if more individuals in the Streepers lines would join our own Maurine Ward (if I am getting the wrong name with the wrong person, I will clunk myself in the head, but I think I am right!) who is quite strong in her Streepers representation. Invite whoever you wish, and visit our homepage, designed by an Op den Graeff descendent, Liese Ade Uptegrove (shoot me if I got that spelling wrong, Liese!). So welcome, and participate! As you can tell, I used your letter as a bit of a sounding board! Bye for now, Vince Summers