The data on the foreign countries is not as in depth as that of U.S. states, but it does provide an adequate introduction to the history of the nation plus a short course in how to research in the specific countries with full-color maps. The states and foreign countries are arranged alphabetically and includes the formation date, and county or counties from which each was formed, gives the reference to the pertinent map, with complete contact information for each county office with a listing of the county holdings. New is the addition of each county s web page on the Internet. It still includes the index of migration trails and the colorfully marked maps showing these early roads and railroads to the Mississippi River. This important source book continues to hold its place as one of the must have source books for every library and home.
Meetings are free and open to public.
The group was incorporated by the State of Texas on July 27, 1998. The final John Wesley and Addie Lee Dye Brown Family Reunion, usually held in Plano, is scheduled for sometime in the millennium. There is no reunion for 1999 because the advancing ages of the attendees. Instead, everyone is invited to attend the big reunion held by the Dance Brown Family at the Gallatin Municipal Park Bldg. Included is a full name and subject index and many pictures of the people and places located there.