Getting this thing up and running

The Descendants of Mandi website is a labor of love to say the least. The site was just created on May 13 2005, but in fact it represents the genealogical efforts of dozens of people over the past 28 years. Printed family trees which were used as the basis for the genealogical links in this site, were first published as inserts in the keepsake booklets from the Williams-Rivers Family Reunions (1978-2004). This site is an outgrowth of the Williams-Rivers Family Website created in July 2004 for the 2004 Williams-Rivers Family Reunion.

I built the Gedcom files in late April and early May 2005, and went live with the website on May 13. There's always a bit of trepidation when going live with a site as large, involved and detailed as this one will one day be. The problem is that you have to start somewhere, and our booklet inserts, while great for showing the basic relationships between individuals, only gives spouse information for the first few generations. After that only descendants are shown, making it difficult to track changing famiy names for female membes of the family and their offspring.

I intend to correct these shortcoming in future editions through family interveiws and continued genealogical research. I am indebted to the following individuals for the basic knowledge and research that made this site possible: Alversa Williams Lee, Elaine Lee Turner, Susan Lee Adekpuitor, Eloise Williams Tolbert, and others too numerous to mention.

For now, I hope you enjoy the site for what it is-- a work in progress-- and please feel free to contact me with corrections, changes, and updates.

COTACT ME: Eric J. Williams

GENEALOGY HOME: http://www.descendantsofmandi.com/
FAMILY SITE: http://www.williams-riversfamily.org/