All of y'all got home y'day before we did --- an anticipated 11 hr drive became 14: blowout, lugnut caps broken (not even the hiway patrolman that helped us had seen this), freeway closed becasue of wreck, hard rain..... Gilley Hill, perhaps all of Cannon Co., is in a time warp. How long has it been since you have seen a store w/ a screen door? Joe's has one. My Sissom cousins from GA, 1st timers: "Joe I thot you were exaggerating just to get us to come, but you downplayed it." Another comment: "This is not like a cemetery. It has benches." "I've never seen a cemetery like this. It is a real celebration." And how about the family that insists on mounding the graves, something very new to me, and upsetting to some members of the the same family. I am told that this comes out of the Church of Christ via scripture, "Don't let the grass grow on my grave." I have written a very devout C of C member/cousin for her comment. The sharing sessions had fewer people than I had hoped, more than I expected, some from TX, IN, GA, AR, SC, NC. The noise level at times approached that of an airport. 12 nano seconds after I arrived, being met by Danny Nichols (who was invaluable in putting things together for the meeting), we found we had common Fuston ancestors --- as does the librarian's husband! I didn't get any Byford help, but did get insights on Bashams. My cousin Jerry, born & raised in Cannon, never involved in research, visited w/ us Mon. and had lunch at Joe's. Before he left, he told me, "Joe, I'm beginning to see why you like this. All of these people are so interested in what is, and what was, here, where they came from. They have asked me so many questions. I hope they all come back and I'll take them anywhere." FYI, on my 1st trip to Cannon some years ago, I wanted to go to the Espy cave (goes by many names) which was the site of may family gatherings) and Jerry took me, having to scramble up & down one of the steep ridges to do it. Now if only Woodbury had a motel!!! I hope those of you who weren't there are realizing that those of us who were are trying to make your mouth water. Yes, I found new cousins, but most of all, I found some new FRIENDS. This was more about friends than genealogy, I guess. Jeanine & I will be back next year. Thanks to all of you who contributed to a marvelous experience. Joe