Following Up with James Backman: What We Recall, or Don't

We are into full Summer now. Right after the visit in Salt Lake I did a flurry of record checking, story adding and other blogging stuff, but I did not get together with Jim to solidify my recollections. I got to spend some time reviewing with him today and we find gaps and spaces. This is genealogy! This is Family History!

The eldest descendant of Joseph Pollard to join the gathering was Ralph Holding, born in 1922.

I am hard pressed to know who would be the eldest living descendant. I might make that a task to do when I can sit in an air-conditioned library or Family Search Center. I know that Robert Legrand Backman, who could not make the trip to join us, is six months older than Ralph. Longevity is nothing new to us, though not universal, even today I learned of the passing of Rod Backman at age 69.

Because the Backman family is closest to me, I know that two granddaughters are expected this month and next, both in the seventh generation.

Back to the Bicentennial Reunion, what were your thoughts? Jim has added information to Joseph Pollard's Family Search profile.