When one of us contributes something to this website, this is where it will be featured so that everyone will know how to find it. Here is what's been added to the site in 2015:
1) Bob Mason's letters written to his family from the Pacific during World War II (located under Events - World War II - Bob Mason - Letters).
2) The program (including obituary) from Bob Mason's funeral in Cincinnati on November 5th, 2015 (located under People - Bob Mason - Recollections - Bob's funeral).
3) Photographs of Aubrey Richardson Biais and Florent Biais' September 12th wedding in Michigan and honeymoon on Tinos Island in Greece (located under People - Aubrey Richardson Biais - Photos).
4) Photographs of Bob Mason's son Bill Mason and his wife Linda (located under People - Bill Mason - Photographs, and People - Linda Smith Mason - Photographs).
5) James Mason's retelling of his father's story about a football player named Oosterbaan (located under People - Robert Mason - Recollections).
6) Lucy Mason's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch (located under People - Lucy Mason - Recollections by Lucy).
7) Ida Frances (Muffet) Marshall's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch (located under People - Ida Frances Marshall - Recollections - Things Remembered).
8) Home movies shot by David Mason during his visit to Colorado in 1930, including scenes with Horace Mason and his children Bob, Muffet, and Florence at the Hill Ranch, and Ralph & Hazel Mason and their daughter Dorothy Mosman at the Owl Creek homestead (located under Home - Film & Video - Malcolm Little's Home Movies).
9) A note written to Matilda Belden Smith in 1849 by her grandfather Ziba Hurd (located under People - Ziba Hurd - Ziba Hurd's 1849 Letter).
10) A story of the discovery of a photo of a 19th century train hidden behind a photograph of Ziba Hurd, and its possible significance to our family (located under Home - Mysteries to Solve - Mystery Train).
11) Photos of Ralph Mason in Colorado (located under People - Ralph Mason - Photos).
12) The story of John Gardiner and his family's voyage from Stanhope, England to Ontario, Canada (located under People - John Gardiner - From Stanhope to Canada).
13) Chuck Little's recollections of 1415 Adams Street and his grandmother Frances Cord Hurd Mason (located under People - Chuck Little - recollections and People - Frances Mason - recollections).
14) Chuck Little's recollection of Elizabeth Howard Hurd's funeral in 1941 at 1415 Adams Street (located under People - Elizabeth Hurd - recollections).
15) Chuck Little's recollections as a teenager of working on farms in Illinois during the summer (located under People - Chuck Little - recollections).
16) The story of Neil Mason's last-minute acquisition of a shaker for Steven Tyler before his surprise guest appearance with Neil's band (located under People - Neil Mason - Recollections).
2) The program (including obituary) from Bob Mason's funeral in Cincinnati on November 5th, 2015 (located under People - Bob Mason - Recollections - Bob's funeral).
3) Photographs of Aubrey Richardson Biais and Florent Biais' September 12th wedding in Michigan and honeymoon on Tinos Island in Greece (located under People - Aubrey Richardson Biais - Photos).
4) Photographs of Bob Mason's son Bill Mason and his wife Linda (located under People - Bill Mason - Photographs, and People - Linda Smith Mason - Photographs).
5) James Mason's retelling of his father's story about a football player named Oosterbaan (located under People - Robert Mason - Recollections).
6) Lucy Mason's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch (located under People - Lucy Mason - Recollections by Lucy).
7) Ida Frances (Muffet) Marshall's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch (located under People - Ida Frances Marshall - Recollections - Things Remembered).
8) Home movies shot by David Mason during his visit to Colorado in 1930, including scenes with Horace Mason and his children Bob, Muffet, and Florence at the Hill Ranch, and Ralph & Hazel Mason and their daughter Dorothy Mosman at the Owl Creek homestead (located under Home - Film & Video - Malcolm Little's Home Movies).
9) A note written to Matilda Belden Smith in 1849 by her grandfather Ziba Hurd (located under People - Ziba Hurd - Ziba Hurd's 1849 Letter).
10) A story of the discovery of a photo of a 19th century train hidden behind a photograph of Ziba Hurd, and its possible significance to our family (located under Home - Mysteries to Solve - Mystery Train).
11) Photos of Ralph Mason in Colorado (located under People - Ralph Mason - Photos).
12) The story of John Gardiner and his family's voyage from Stanhope, England to Ontario, Canada (located under People - John Gardiner - From Stanhope to Canada).
13) Chuck Little's recollections of 1415 Adams Street and his grandmother Frances Cord Hurd Mason (located under People - Chuck Little - recollections and People - Frances Mason - recollections).
14) Chuck Little's recollection of Elizabeth Howard Hurd's funeral in 1941 at 1415 Adams Street (located under People - Elizabeth Hurd - recollections).
15) Chuck Little's recollections as a teenager of working on farms in Illinois during the summer (located under People - Chuck Little - recollections).
16) The story of Neil Mason's last-minute acquisition of a shaker for Steven Tyler before his surprise guest appearance with Neil's band (located under People - Neil Mason - Recollections).
1) Photos of Spot House, which was the home of John Gardiner (1777-1859) in the Waredale Valley near Stanhope in northern England, before he and two of his children left for Canada. (located under Places - Stanhope, England).
2) Home movies shot by David Mason during his visit to Colorado in 1930, including scenes with Horace Mason and his children Bob, Muffet, and Florence at the Hill Ranch, and Ralph & Hazel Mason and their daughter Dorothy Mosman at the Owl Creek homestead (located under Home - Film & Video - Malcolm Little's Home Movies).
3) Lucy Mason's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch. (located under People - Lucy Mason - Recollections by Lucy)
4) Ida Frances (Muffet) Marshall's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch. (located under People - Ida Frances Marshall - Recollections - Things Remembered)
5) Chuck Little's recollections of 1415 Adams Street and his grandmother Frances Cord Hurd Mason (located under Places - Adams Street house - Recollections).
2) Home movies shot by David Mason during his visit to Colorado in 1930, including scenes with Horace Mason and his children Bob, Muffet, and Florence at the Hill Ranch, and Ralph & Hazel Mason and their daughter Dorothy Mosman at the Owl Creek homestead (located under Home - Film & Video - Malcolm Little's Home Movies).
3) Lucy Mason's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch. (located under People - Lucy Mason - Recollections by Lucy)
4) Ida Frances (Muffet) Marshall's recollections of life on the Hill Ranch. (located under People - Ida Frances Marshall - Recollections - Things Remembered)
5) Chuck Little's recollections of 1415 Adams Street and his grandmother Frances Cord Hurd Mason (located under Places - Adams Street house - Recollections).
1) Bob Mason's letters written to his family from the Pacific during World War II (located under Events - World War II - Bob Mason - Letters)
2) Photographs of Aubrey Richardson Biais and Florent Biais' September 12th wedding in Michigan and honeymoon on Tinos Island in Greece (located under People - Aubrey Richardson Biais - Photos).
3) The program (including obituary) from Bob Mason's funeral in Cincinnati on November 5th, 2015 (located under People - Bob Mason - Recollections - Bob's funeral).
2) Photographs of Aubrey Richardson Biais and Florent Biais' September 12th wedding in Michigan and honeymoon on Tinos Island in Greece (located under People - Aubrey Richardson Biais - Photos).
3) The program (including obituary) from Bob Mason's funeral in Cincinnati on November 5th, 2015 (located under People - Bob Mason - Recollections - Bob's funeral).
RANDOM NOTES
You can click on any photograph to make it larger. An iPad or similar device is also great for enlarging pictures and documents to make them easier to see or read.
Captions can be added to any photo, so if you want to add or correct a caption, let us know.
You should find comment boxes following all recollection and biographical entries, and at least one comment box on each page of photographs, places and events.
The overall structure of this website is very flexible and easily modified, so don't hesitate to make suggestions about how to improve it.
We've made a start on adding all the names listed on Florence Roberts' gigantic family tree that John Mason shared with us at the Wisconsin family reunion, and eventually we'll all be listed under 'People'. Please let us know if we've forgotten someone you think should have an entry (or even better, write a little something about that person for us to add).
There's so much we don't know. We're really looking forward to learning more about our family from all of you, and hope you enjoy discovering new things about our family's history as well.
Captions can be added to any photo, so if you want to add or correct a caption, let us know.
You should find comment boxes following all recollection and biographical entries, and at least one comment box on each page of photographs, places and events.
The overall structure of this website is very flexible and easily modified, so don't hesitate to make suggestions about how to improve it.
We've made a start on adding all the names listed on Florence Roberts' gigantic family tree that John Mason shared with us at the Wisconsin family reunion, and eventually we'll all be listed under 'People'. Please let us know if we've forgotten someone you think should have an entry (or even better, write a little something about that person for us to add).
There's so much we don't know. We're really looking forward to learning more about our family from all of you, and hope you enjoy discovering new things about our family's history as well.