Hi, Judy, Do you have any dates for this A.H. Rudd? Rudd Branches has an Arthur Horace Rudd, but he married a Jessie Snell according to that. I went to the Rudd Reunion in Arlington, VT; Dot DuMond was there. If you're planning for next year, I believe it will be the first Sunday in August. Joann Nichols Vermont AuroraS4@aol.com wrote: > > Dear Cousins, > > While searching for my COOPER ancestors in Saratoga County (genweb site), I > came across the following which was in the "History of Stillwater, Saratoga > County, NY" by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester (1878): > (Speaking of John Neilson, son of Samuel Neilson) ...He left four sons, - > John, Samuel, Charles, and Henry. John settled north of the old place, > Samuel in Saratoga, Henry in East Line, and Charles on the old homestead. > Daughters became the wives of Martin Vanderburg, Richard Dunning, and A.H. > Rudd. > *** > Does anyone know who A.H. was? > *** > I bought my copy (actually bought 3 so that my children would each have a > copy) of the August "National Geographic" at Borders Books & Music. They can > also be purchased at Barnes & Nobles but it's so close to the end of the > month, the September issue may be on the stands now. > *** > I would encourage anyone who wants to learn more about their family lines to > attend family reunions. My husband and I went to our first-ever reunion of > the Schurch (also Sherk/Shirk and about 50 other spellings) Family > Association which was held in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I found > the Association on the internet, joined and began to receive their > newsletter. We had a wonderful time at the reunion (over 200 people > registered) and I learned a great deal about this line of the family (a > brother to my direct ancestor) which migrated to Canada from Lancaster, > Pennsylvania in 1800. Talk about feeling connected! My next goal is to > attend the reunion of the descendants of Joseph RUDD and Sarah STORY, > hopefully next year. Did anyone on the list attend? Janet or Dot? > > Judy Offen > Caledonia, NY