Happy New Year to our family (the many new family connections made over the past three years)  and friends. Hopefully 2016 will bring to all health, happiness and peace.

Tonight with dinner I will raise my glass to our absent family and friends, I hope you will as well.

Great Uncle Walter – son of Harry and Adeline Briant was born on Chappell Island 15 May 1905. Great Grandmother Adeline certainly had her hands full at this time, with 5 other children ranging from 3 – 10 years. Uncle Walter was always proud he had been born on Chappell.