Joe, I'm fairly new to this list, so I don't know if you posted the following to the site or not......but if so, it may not hurt for the new subscribers to read it......the following info was posted in the Temple Daily Telegram several weeks back................. Bell County will be celebrating it's 150th anniversary in 2000! An article today in the Temple Daily Telegram stated that the Bell County Sesquicentennial Committee has designated April 22, 2000 as Charter Oak Election Day, and it's looking for descendants of the first Bell County Families! Glenn Rucker, co-chairman of the sub-committee invites all living descendants of those pioneer, Bell County families to send their name, address, and the names of their pioneer ancestors to the Charter Oak Sub-Committee, Bell County Museum, P.O. Box 1381, Belton, TX 76513. Hope to see ya'll there...................... Marion ;)