DD HOPES TO GATHER CLAN
This newsletter is beamed at all of the descendants of RALPH ( ?? —1848) & Melinda Hyde DUNHAM. Its purpose is to facilitate the sharing of the family history and thus to insure against the loss of the Information. The Dunham name goes back in an unbroken chain to 1274, and through some of the female lines to 519, so we have a long and interesting, [history] behind us. However, it is not only the ancestors who lived long ago who are of interest. More is known & more documentation exists relating to our more recent forebears, and it is especially rewarding when we can get acquainted with our contemporary kin.
The goal of DUNHAM DISPATCH is to disburse information & to gather it. The newsletter will be published periodically. If you have questions about the family history, perhaps DD has the answer, or can contact someone who does. Also there is a lot of information which is needed for the Dunham Archives which you alone may know. Two kinds of things are especially needed at this point: 1/ Names & addresses of additional descendants of Ralph & Melinda Hyde Dunham and photographs of family [members] -- both past & present (and particularly the present).
