Susan Bingler wrote: Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:15:57 -0700 Subject: Re: A PROPOSAL: The WASHBURN Family Association Well, perhaps rather than a formal organization we can all decide to go to a genealogy conference and get together there for an afternoon. I vote for the 2002 NGS conference in Milwaukee, WI Susan Bingler ======================================================== Greetings Cousin Susan, Tuesday 11 July 2000 I am sorry to say that your response to just meet for an afternoon at a genealogy conference as a "get together for an afternoon" just won't solve the problem. Wether or not you are aware, we have an "enormous" Washburn family out there who are continually trying to establish contacts, research..etc. Our family has been around in this great country of ours since the Colonial Period (1600's). We, as a family have much "historic" significance to share then just meeting for a afternoon at a conference. For those who think a afternoon get-together is sufficient...great, but I know there are those out there that are just as enthusiastic as I am in forming a national organization. And, by the year 2002, there just might be something out there by then....stay tuned... Cousin Chuck