Sunday, March 22, 2015

HONORING MOM ON HER 101st BIRTHDAY: We had a wonderful, inspiring and even miraculous day in the Temple and at West Tytherley. Lincoln had prepared fourteen Read names (six women and eight men) for us to do the baptism for. These are descents of Joseph Read who was the grandfather of Robert Read, who married Ann Jane McCowen, who were the parents of our grandfather, Alva Read. Anway it was pretty inspiring. Then we decided to visit West Tytherley (we'd last been there sixteen years earlier). We found new connection which open the door for Lincoln generating hundreds more Read names. We also got some useful information from our British cousin Margaret Waters who lives next to the church yard (remember her Claudia). She and I both had mothers who were Reads. Lincoln has some amazing stories about uncovering names and connections. Hopefully he'll write them up and send them out. Anyway I thought you might find this interesting. Carolee and Claudia, I tried to post some of these photos and information on the Alva Read Family facebook but couldn't figure it out. Feel free to copy any of it to that site if you know how.


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