Hello Cousins and Fellow Genealogy Addicts ~ PLEASE READ It is so very wonderful to hear from you, and I really appreciate your taking the time to contact me to discuss our mutual lines. As I receive so many e-mails about genealogy, I finally decided to set-up some ground rules for contacting me that will save us all some time. Please use common courtesy/etiquette.  You may address me as Catherine, Cat, or Mrs. Brooks, I prefer Cat, but as long as you have a salutation; that is fine.  Also include a signature so I know with whom I am speaking.  Having received so many e-mails in the past that simply say "do you know anything about such and such?", I have finally come to the decision that I don't have the time or energy to help someone who can not even use good manners, and I will save my time for those who do.   As I indicated on my Welcome/Home page, I have several huge files (probably at least 12 file drawers full) on my ancestors that I have collected from my travels around the country, the Library in Salt Lake and the fantastic Genealogy department here in Denver at the public library.  These files are very difficult for me to access and unless we have a very close connection, if you want me to dig in them you will have to wait until I haul them out to file new material, which happens about every 6 months or so.  I keep a running list of who is waiting for what when I access them.   This web site doesn't even begin to reflect all the data I have collected, nor all of my sources.  While I have sources for a great deal of my research, I do not have sources for everything by far.  Please use my data as a guideline only, and please do NOT cite me or my web site as your source for any information you may obtain from it.  A source refers to a book, document or photo, etc. from where you obtained the information, not someone else's work ! Now, with these guidelines in mind, you may e-mail me at the address below.  I have not linked it directly to my e-mail address because of so many spammers obtaining it here in the past. Most Sincerely, Catherine Brooks