Keep your eyes out for the new facebook group "Blood Family". It was started so that everyone could stay better in touch and so that I could get the ball rolling on wonderful family ancestor stories.
Back in the '90's I thought I would start a newsletter called "Blood Ties". Well, unfortunately that didn't work out too well, as it took more time than I was willing to put into it. Only one edition was finished. Even though now retired, I find that I simply couldn't take on that undertaking.
Today with the Internet and everyone contributing a story or two I think makes much more sense. There are wonderful stories out there about our ancestors, we just have to find them and re-tell them. I find it hard to believe that my family never spoke to us about John Linford who passed away in Wyoming in the cold snow as his family was walking with the Willie Handcart Company to the Great Salt Lake Valley.
There are so many tales of valor and sacrifice about our direct relatives through the Ward and Blood families that should be re-told to our little ones, so they don't wonder why we never said anything about them.
So, join the group and ask all the relatives to join if they are on facebook. I am sure we can have fun with this.
See you up the way, Michael Little