Hi Jayne,

Sorry I did send it to jaymccarleyl@comcast.com. I don't know why these addresses don't seem to gel. I am getting other E-Mail OK. Checked on mail help and it said that this would be compatible if I used Outlook for mail rather than Yahoo. At this moment I am not set up for Outlook but will see what I can do or try from my grandson's lap top when he gets home.

Let me fill you in a bit. I am the great, great, great grandaughter of Rev. Joseph Paul and his wife Mary "Polly" Cummins. I descend from their first son Isaac who died in 1848.

Yes I surely would like to be included as a Paul descendent/researcher. This wagon train has held a fascination to me for the past 20 years. When I saw your postings in 2000 I was even more intrigued and started researching more as well.

This is a wonderful tribute to Elizabeth. I stumbled across Wagons Across Wyoming while surfing the net one night. When I saw Lander Cut-off Trail I knew that is where Elizabet Paul died. I E-Mailed them and they said they camped one mile from her gravesite and would be more than happy to take me there. What an "awesome" place. One could just imagine the hub-bub of wagons pulling in and the mountains looming ahead yet to cross. The scenery is beautiful.

While in Wyoming I also attended the Green River Rendezvous where the Indians, pioneers, mountain men, and missionaries came together to trade and sell. It is held the 2nd week of July every year in Pinedale, Wyoming. They put on a pageant that is remarkable and tell the story of the rendezvous's of the old days. It is all live with Indians on horseback, teepees set up, pioneer wagons, and rowdy mountain men. The warwhoops of the Indians made me think of what the pioneers must have heard when dealing with the Indians at Massacre Rocks.

The verses quoted on the OCTA plaque were left tacked to a hollow in the big pine tree and were supposedly written by some of the women on the train and to my understanding James Scott McClung copied them into his diary. I have pictures of the hollow in the tree as well.

I live in Florida and flew into Jackson Hole. Stayed at the Antler Inn.
I was captivated by the uniqueness of the town. This was my second trip to Elizabeth's gravesite, the first time about 20 years ago.

Where do you live Jayne?

Pictures are worth a thousand words when you can put a face to the name. I have found some pictures of the wagon train members as well.

In regards to a reunion Baker City seems like a nice choice with the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center there. I see you can walk the trail there too. It would certainly be a dream to have decendants travel a part of the trail, neater yet if they had a few wagons to ride in. I could just here you, as the leader, hollering "Wagon's HO !!". Sends shivers through me LOL!!!

I have written a book here already. Will keep working on this E-Mail
and see what we can get. I will just put "TEST" to If anything does go through.

Donna