Dear Mrs Rosa

Your reference to the old Cain family bible fascinates me for 2 reasons:

1) A few weeks ago I started the mammoth task of sorting out the effects of my late parents in law, and in the process I came across a very heavy and musty old package labelled "old family bible". I was disappointed to find that the handwritten inscriptions in the flyleaves (which refer to people born as far back as the 1770s) definitely don't relate to any family line of my husband, but I was intrigued enough by the discovery to try to find out whether I could track down a living descendant who would like to take possession of it. A combination of Ancestry trees and Google have enabled me to find a direct descendant, so I can have the satisfaction of knowing that the bible will return to its rightful family.

2) I love playing the role of detective as well as amateur genealogist.

Would you consider putting into a message all the information which was handwritten in the Cain family bible, in order that we genealogical detectives who regularly use this board can try to find the whereabouts of this bible ? If successful, you could perhaps persuade its current owner to create photographic images of the pages for you.

Did you ever personally see the bible ? In what year was it last seen by a member of your close family ? Who possessed it back then ?

I can't post this message without making a reference to what I see as your very unfair comments about Frances. Without Frances and her extremely helpful contributions and huge amount of knowledge, this message board would be a much poorer resource. I, for one, have a great respect for her, and I'm sure that there are many other board users who feel the same.

Jean C