Hi Chuck, Amen, and I commend you for your familial, patriotic fervor!! March on, Cousin Nancy "Without family, we are nothing." ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Washburn <histwash@thegrid.net> To: <WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1:39 PM Subject: GRASS ROOTS: The WASHBURN Family Association > Greetings Washburn Cousin, Tuesday 11 July 2000 > > I have responded to all those who have shown an interest in the > "possibility" of the establishment of a "Washburn Family (National) > Association." > > Currently I am compiling the comments..etc., and I will be shortly > (within the next week) providing some sort of guide lines we can move > forward on. I hope to see more comments...either positive or negative > on this subject. I realize there are those who are just too busy to contribute > to such a task or those who don't have the interest to organize the > Washburn Family. > > My "personal" belief is that we as a family have seen our "historic" ties > back to the colonial period. WE as a family have contributed in many ways > in the establishment of our great nation from the Revolutionary period thru > the Civil War to the present. The genealogical circles always "plug in" our > family name of Washburn in many articles and publications. But, never has > there been a "national" organization to say we belonged as an organized > group like our other colonial brother's and sister's have...i.e., > Fuller, Bradford, > Soule, Cooke..etc. > > I say, let's take hold of our "famed" heritage and make our forefather's proud > of us and make our family known.....Let's create some history for our > generations > to come!! > > From a Cousin who is deeply interested in the establishment of a > "WASHBURN Family Association." > > Thank you!...Cousin Chuck > > Chuck Washburn > Member, Mayflower Society > General No. 47,000 > ----------------------------------- > Son's of the American Revolution > National No. 120026 > ------------------------------------------ > > >