I received this a few days ago and
wanted to pass it along to the list
for all those related to the Goodmans.
Diane
Greene Co., INGenWeb CC
ddrogich(a)viaduct.custom.net
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingreene/greenegw.htm
Back Home in Indiana
http://viaduct.custom.net/ddrogich
Fellow Reserachers:
First of all, if you do not know who I am -- My name is David Benefiel.
My family comes from the small town of Linton, IN. I have been
researching our family for about 15 years. It has been my goal to have a
family reunion to include all descendants of our common ancestor --
Bartlet Goodman(b. 1767 VA) of Knox/Greene/Sullivan counties in Indiana.
I currently reside in Sprinfield, MO and have begun planning for a
reunion for the Spring of 2000 in Linton, IN.
I am sending this email to all researchers associated with our common
ancestor (as well as the ROOTSWEB members). I want to get a list of all
of those who are researching and interested in attending. I have not set
any dates yet for various reasons; namely the reservation of the building
which I am working on currently. What I would like for everyone to do
is:
(1) email me with a current update where you are in your research
(2) name the eldest ancestor that you have connected to our family and/or
the name of the child of Bartlett from whom you descend
(3) send a copy of this email to any who you think are interested and
urge them to contact me
(4) or.....send me their address and I will contact them either by email
or snail mail or by phone
(5) tell me whether or not your attendance is possible (some may not want
to or be able to travel abroad)
(6) if you are interested in attending---how many people can I expect you
to bring?
(7) name any family members which I should contact in my research
(8) list any suggestions as to what you would like to see in a family
reunion
(9) name yourself or others who may want to help in the organization
during the reunion (for instance, I am recruiting my
mother,sister,brother, and close friends to help with different
booths at the reunion)
(10) if you might want to host a booth yourself -- for heirloom display
(Bibles,books,documents, and
especially pictures)
(11) anyone interested in contributing any funds to various expenses (for
now I plan to arrange and pay for all myself, but I do plan to
offer a donation jar at the reunion)
(I want to make the reunion happen for less than $300 -- I know
it is possible!)
In conclusion, I would like for it to be made known that I want to invite
all relatives, all of those with the GOODMAN surname, any close friends
of the GOODMAN family, neighbors of the GOODMAN family, anyone from the
community of Pleasantville, IN, and anyone else who wants to attend.
This should be a community wide event and I plan to advertise with flyers
heavily across southern INDIANA. Details of the reunion will be
announced at a later date. Any comments or suggestions or questions --
please direct them to DABENEFIEL(a)juno.com or to my mailing address:
815 N. Cedarbrook - Apt 4
Springfield, MO 65802
Sincerely --- David Benefiel
PLEASE DON"T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME -- Thanks!
More correspondence to follow......