by ready2sail on Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:24 pm
We're glad to have you as members. That reunion was awesome. It's fantastic that Danyelle was able to make it to the reunion with your folks. Just to see some other whitelocks is exciting. I'm 52 and have never seen so many whitelocks in one place. It was really great to experience. I tried to meet as many as I could, but my head was just spinning with new faces in very short order. I think I may have taken a photo that includes your Danyelle. It was a girl about her age anyhow. I'll have a link to my photos posted this weekend I hope.
I was the winner of the raffle grand prize: a 50' long family tree! It turns out that you and I are third cousins, we share the same great great grandparents. Danyelle and I would be third cousins once removed, or she would be fourth cousins to my boys. My mom and your mom were second cousins. Pretty cool huh?
As you can see by looking around the site, we are just getting started. So make yourself at home, contribute as much or as little as you care to, and bear with us as we work out the bugs. Like you, I think this is something that could benefit us all. I especially want to get the Kid's Corner going as soon as possible. Fortunately for me, I grew up around lots of cousins who also had the whitelock. It's good to know that others have it too.
Take care and thanks again for joining.
Your 3rd cousin,
Mike Reilly
San Diego, CA