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2005 December 8
Linda Lounsbury writes:

My father, Keith Lounsbury, will be turning 90 on January 5, 2006. (For reference, he is descended from Elisha Lounsbury via Willett, Henry, and Burton.)

His children are hosting a birthday celebration for him on Saturday, January 7, 2006 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Huron Nursing Home in Huron, SD. Any Lounsburys who are able to attaned would be welcome. Mom and Dad attended several family reunions and some of your readers may remember him. I'm sure birthday greetings, Easter cards, or just a postcard would be welcome from any of our cousins.

His address is:

Keith Lounsbury, Room 404

Huron Nursing Home

1345 Michigan Avenue SW

Huron, SD 57350

November 14
I continue to neglect the Tree but have had a tremendous amount of assistance from Bill Mac Donald, who really is the practical editor of the Tree now. I also moved the Tree to this new URL because I decided to password-protect all of the personal files on own immediate family's site.

2004 December 10
I bet all of you are wondering just what happened to me and to this site... The fact is that since I started working for my own company full-time, and since I've been working with my wife to raise Lydia, I just have not had time for the Tree. Bill Mac Donald has been a phenomenal help in preparing material, but I just haven't been able to keep my commitment to publishing.

With that said, is anyone interested in taking over? I can give you all of the hard-copy materials (including all back issues of the Tree), the computer files that I've used to develop them, and my address book! I am still interested in Lounsbery history and current events, but I can't serve the community as I have in the past. Please contact me if you can help or take over.

2002 October 27 Well, hello there! I know from the queries and occasional email messages I get that people still use this site pretty often. I have moved the domain from Dreamscape.com to Jurista.com; everything else about the site remains the same. Oh - I did change the queries page so that they list from most-recent first; now you need not scroll to the bottom of the page to see the most recent queries.

2000 April 24 Just to let everyone know - I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I just have been taking care of my daughter. Lydia was born June 8, 1999 and between her and my job responsibilities I've found it difficult to spend as much time as I used to on "L" research. I still publish the Lounsbury Tree and I still enjoy hearing from you all about queries, anecdotes, reunions, and jokes.

1999 January 18 More complete information on the 1998 International Reunion is now available. In personal news, I start a new job tomorrow which should allow me more time at home to work on the site and to dedicate to The Lounsbury Tree newsletter. The entire text of the fall 1998 issue is now available on-line.

1998 November 10 A Lounsbury mailing list is now available for all researchers of that surname. See the Community section for more information.

July 31 Configuration changes at my Internet provider caused some programs to behave incorrectly. I have fixed the problems, and you can now use the query page and discussion forum again. Let me know if you have any problems or questions.
April 15 Information about the BIG 1998International Lounsbury reunion is now complete. All information about reservations, activities, sign-up, and more is now available. You can make reservations by printing and filling out appropriate forms.
April 2 Lounsbury Tree newsletter information is now on-line.
Also, information about the BIG 1998International Lounsbury reunion is available. This is going to be a GREAT time, so be sure to have a look at the reunion page!

January 30 The site now has a completely new look. I got rid of all the graphics;it made the site slow. I also added the ability to navigate to any other part of the Lounsbery site, and all pages now have a link back to my personal home page at the bottom.
There are lots of tables now, and they don't always do what I think they will in all browsers. So if you have any problems, please let me know.

1997 September 26 I've added more to the On-Line Family Tree. This time, there is an update of several things. First,I used a different program to generate the output, because the previous one was causing a "DIVORCE" line to appear for all marriages - naturally,this was not desirable. Second, I have hand-modified some entries to indicate relationships that I couldn't show in the default output. For example,my sister and I are both adopted, and she has found her birth parents.Under her entry, both her adoptive and biological parents are linked.
May 14 There's a lot of new information in the On-Line Family Tree. Remember, though -- nothing there is to be taken as genealogical fact. It's for quick reference only. If you have specific questions about sources or proof, let me know and I will try to point you to the true sources of the information contained there.
Also, I have added an article about The Pennoyer Scholarship at Harvard. That's an endowment designed to provide some financial aid to Harvard scholars who are descended from Robert Pennoyer,father of Elizabeth Pennoyer. Elizabeth married Richard Lounsberry, the English immigrant who is the forefather of all Lounsberrys (Lounsburys,Lounsberys, Lonsberrys, Lansburys, etc.) in the U.S.A.

April 2 Lately I've managed to link a few trees together for people who have submitted queries to the query page. The Net community was instrumental in helping me solve my own puzzle, it's a great feeling to know that I can return the favor for other searchers.
February 14 I have fallen in love on this Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong --I still am devoted to my wife Aimee. I'm in love with the GNIS Mapping Service from the U.S. Geological Survey. It's a great way to get mapping information about anything and everything in the U.S.
Specifically, I couldn't find a reference to Peningo Neck anywhere.Richard Lounsbury was one of the original proprietors of this area around1670, and although I knew it was near Rye, NY, I couldn't find it exactly.Well, The GNIS server has it, and you should definitely take a look!

January 19 I haven't dropped off the face of the earth! I'm simply trying to catchup with my work after all the recent events in my life. Since Thanksgiving,I've bought (and moved into) my first home, gone through much holiday traveling,and gotten a puppy, Biko.
I'm currently working on reading back issues of The Lounsbury Tree,and incorporating what I find into my database. I am also working with materials generously provided to me by other Lounsb*ry researchers, including Lounsbery of Ottosen, IA, and Lois Lounsbery of Brooktondale, NY.

1996 November 20 I have, through everyone's efforts, managed to trace back to theoriginal Lounsbury in America, Richard Lounsbury, who emigrated from England to Rye, NY in the mid-1600's.If there's a Lounsbery, Lounsbury, or Lounsberry in your family tree, you can bet they're descended from him.
Through the magic of GEDCOM conversion, I now have my database available as hypertext, albeit a few days after the latest information gets entered.You can select Richard's name, above, to start at the top of the tree,or start with meand work your way back up the tree.
I'm also trying to find software that will let me provide a decently formatted HTML tree in one shot; I know there's an RTF feature in Brother's Keeper, but I would prefer something that will do HTML numbered lists for me. Can anyone help?

November 13 I have heard from a couple of people about a book that contains extensive Lounsbery family history, and that the keeper of that information has a great database that many have been contributing to.
I'm going to give him a call and see if he would mind if I used his information to put the genealogical line up on the web, and let everyone see where they fit in. It may not be complete down each branch, but I suspect it's pretty complete for the New York Lounsb{e|u}rys, especially prior to 1900. Thanks to everyone who helped me out with that one.

November 10 I have located many family letters, including some concerning Lounsbery genealogy specifically. One is a detailed ancestral reference and the other is a less specific description of the original American Lounsburys, along with some notable Lounsberys/Lounsburys of the 19th century. They contain LOTS of names and lineage descriptions; I have committed most of this to my database already.
November 9 I went to Brooktondale, NY on the morning of November 9. It's a very pretty area of rolling hills and dairy farms. Lounsbery Road is in fact spelled with one 'R', contrary to the MapQuest database. I didn't stop at Lounsbery Farms, which is on the road, because I didn't feel right dropping in unannounced. But I did visit Quick Cemetery, located on Lounsbery Road,and gathered a lot of names, dating back to Peter Lounsbery (1797-1867).

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2005	December 8	Linda Lounsbury writes: My father, Keith Lounsbury, will be turning 90 on January 5, 2006. (For reference, he is descended from Elisha Lounsbury via Willett, Henry, and Burton.) His children are hosting a birthday celebration for him on Saturday, January 7, 2006 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Huron Nursing Home in Huron, SD. Any Lounsburys who are able to attaned would be welcome. Mom and Dad attended several family reunions and some of your readers may remember him. I'm sure birthday greetings, Easter cards, or just a postcard would be welcome from any of our cousins. His address is: Keith Lounsbury, Room 404 Huron Nursing Home 1345 Michigan Avenue SW Huron, SD 57350
2005	November 14	I continue to neglect the Tree but have had a tremendous amount of assistance from Bill Mac Donald, who really is the practical editor of the Tree now. I also moved the Tree to this new URL because I decided to password-protect all of the personal files on own immediate family's site.

2004	December 10	I bet all of you are wondering just what happened to me and to this site... The fact is that since I started working for my own company full-time, and since I've been working with my wife to raise Lydia, I just have not had time for the Tree. Bill Mac Donald has been a phenomenal help in preparing material, but I just haven't been able to keep my commitment to publishing. With that said, is anyone interested in taking over? I can give you all of the hard-copy materials (including all back issues of the Tree), the computer files that I've used to develop them, and my address book! I am still interested in Lounsbery history and current events, but I can't serve the community as I have in the past. Please contact me if you can help or take over.

2002	October 27	Well, hello there! I know from the queries and occasional email messages I get that people still use this site pretty often. I have moved the domain from Dreamscape.com to Jurista.com; everything else about the site remains the same. Oh - I did change the queries page so that they list from most-recent first; now you need not scroll to the bottom of the page to see the most recent queries.

2000	April 24	Just to let everyone know - I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I just have been taking care of my daughter. Lydia was born June 8, 1999 and between her and my job responsibilities I've found it difficult to spend as much time as I used to on "L" research. I still publish the Lounsbury Tree and I still enjoy hearing from you all about queries, anecdotes, reunions, and jokes.

1999	January 18	More complete information on the 1998 International Reunion is now available. In personal news, I start a new job tomorrow which should allow me more time at home to work on the site and to dedicate to The Lounsbury Tree newsletter. The entire text of the fall 1998 issue is now available on-line.

1998	November 10	A Lounsbury mailing list is now available for all researchers of that surname. See the Community section for more information.
	July 31	Configuration changes at my Internet provider caused some programs to behave incorrectly. I have fixed the problems, and you can now use the query page and discussion forum again. Let me know if you have any problems or questions.
	April 15	Information about the BIG 1998International Lounsbury reunion is now complete. All information about reservations, activities, sign-up, and more is now available. You can make reservations by printing and filling out appropriate forms.
	April 2	Lounsbury Tree newsletter information is now on-line. Also, information about the BIG 1998International Lounsbury reunion is available. This is going to be a GREAT time, so be sure to have a look at the reunion page!
	January 30	The site now has a completely new look. I got rid of all the graphics;it made the site slow. I also added the ability to navigate to any other part of the Lounsbery site, and all pages now have a link back to my personal home page at the bottom. There are lots of tables now, and they don't always do what I think they will in all browsers. So if you have any problems, please let me know.

1997	September 26	I've added more to the On-Line Family Tree. This time, there is an update of several things. First,I used a different program to generate the output, because the previous one was causing a "DIVORCE" line to appear for all marriages - naturally,this was not desirable. Second, I have hand-modified some entries to indicate relationships that I couldn't show in the default output. For example,my sister and I are both adopted, and she has found her birth parents.Under her entry, both her adoptive and biological parents are linked.
	May 14	There's a lot of new information in the On-Line Family Tree. Remember, though -- nothing there is to be taken as genealogical fact. It's for quick reference only. If you have specific questions about sources or proof, let me know and I will try to point you to the true sources of the information contained there. Also, I have added an article about The Pennoyer Scholarship at Harvard. That's an endowment designed to provide some financial aid to Harvard scholars who are descended from Robert Pennoyer,father of Elizabeth Pennoyer. Elizabeth married Richard Lounsberry, the English immigrant who is the forefather of all Lounsberrys (Lounsburys,Lounsberys, Lonsberrys, Lansburys, etc.) in the U.S.A.
	April 2	Lately I've managed to link a few trees together for people who have submitted queries to the query page. The Net community was instrumental in helping me solve my own puzzle, it's a great feeling to know that I can return the favor for other searchers.
	February 14	I have fallen in love on this Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong --I still am devoted to my wife Aimee. I'm in love with the GNIS Mapping Service from the U.S. Geological Survey. It's a great way to get mapping information about anything and everything in the U.S. Specifically, I couldn't find a reference to Peningo Neck anywhere.Richard Lounsbury was one of the original proprietors of this area around1670, and although I knew it was near Rye, NY, I couldn't find it exactly.Well, The GNIS server has it, and you should definitely take a look!
	January 19	I haven't dropped off the face of the earth! I'm simply trying to catchup with my work after all the recent events in my life. Since Thanksgiving,I've bought (and moved into) my first home, gone through much holiday traveling,and gotten a puppy, Biko. I'm currently working on reading back issues of The Lounsbury Tree,and incorporating what I find into my database. I am also working with materials generously provided to me by other Lounsb*ry researchers, including Lounsbery of Ottosen, IA, and Lois Lounsbery of Brooktondale, NY.

1996	November 20	I have, through everyone's efforts, managed to trace back to theoriginal Lounsbury in America, Richard Lounsbury, who emigrated from England to Rye, NY in the mid-1600's.If there's a Lounsbery, Lounsbury, or Lounsberry in your family tree, you can bet they're descended from him. Through the magic of GEDCOM conversion, I now have my database available as hypertext, albeit a few days after the latest information gets entered.You can select Richard's name, above, to start at the top of the tree,or start with meand work your way back up the tree. I'm also trying to find software that will let me provide a decently formatted HTML tree in one shot; I know there's an RTF feature in Brother's Keeper, but I would prefer something that will do HTML numbered lists for me. Can anyone help?
	November 13	I have heard from a couple of people about a book that contains extensive Lounsbery family history, and that the keeper of that information has a great database that many have been contributing to. I'm going to give him a call and see if he would mind if I used his information to put the genealogical line up on the web, and let everyone see where they fit in. It may not be complete down each branch, but I suspect it's pretty complete for the New York Lounsb{e\|u}rys, especially prior to 1900. Thanks to everyone who helped me out with that one.
	November 10	I have located many family letters, including some concerning Lounsbery genealogy specifically. One is a detailed ancestral reference and the other is a less specific description of the original American Lounsburys, along with some notable Lounsberys/Lounsburys of the 19th century. They contain LOTS of names and lineage descriptions; I have committed most of this to my database already.
	November 9	I went to Brooktondale, NY on the morning of November 9. It's a very pretty area of rolling hills and dairy farms. Lounsbery Road is in fact spelled with one 'R', contrary to the MapQuest database. I didn't stop at Lounsbery Farms, which is on the road, because I didn't feel right dropping in unannounced. But I did visit Quick Cemetery, located on Lounsbery Road,and gathered a lot of names, dating back to Peter Lounsbery (1797-1867).