List, A few weeks back Sharon Black casually mentioned a book, "Mary Donoho New First Woman On The Santa Fe Trail". Well, I bought it and agree with her , "it is a very interesting book". It being written about a woman, at first , didn't get me too excited, but I respect Sharon's opinion and therefore bought one on E-Bay. I have found this little book just full of interesting facts, that are well document, about The life of one of the most influential ladies of Red River County. The book tells us a lot about what Clarksville was like in the early 1800s. It also tells us about the people who lived there. I alluded to how I was hesitant to get the book because it was about a woman. Well, I should have learned my lesson by now. In genealogy we often over look the women,probably due to most of the records being easier to follow, I once thought, from the men's name. Seems to me;however, that when I do start following the women ( I would say chasing but I stopped doing that a long time ago) I find treasures of information. I would have never known about my relationship to Capt, William Becknell if I had not researched my Grandmother Cornett's family. You can get the book on E-Bay; However, I bought a few copies at the Clarksville News office last week at about 1/4 the price I paid on E-Bay. What's more important, I left a little money in Red River County. Sorry for the ramblin'. WHERE IS SHARON?? Tom Heath, TX _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus