Newest Family Member - Karon Demetrius Beasley Jr

THANKS for Nikita “Nicky” Panton for sharing the good news and a photo of our newest family member. Nicky’s sister Brandi gave birth to Karon Demetrius Beasley Jr. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Karon Jr. weighed 6 lbs, 11 oz., is 19 inches long and as you can see, is just too precious. Mom and baby are home and doing well.

A "new" cousin

Hi everyone,

A week ago I had a telephone introduction to a 25-year old great nephew I knew about but have never met. His name is Dontey Davis and I found him on http://www.ancestry.com/ as I was working on our family tree. Dontey's dad is my nephew, Henry Lawrence Ford, "Larry." Larry's dad is my brother, Henry. Dontey is new to Facebook and doesn't know any of our family. I hope you will reach out to him and welcome him to our family and invite other relatives to do the same.

Thanks and love you all,
Jean

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Update from Henry Ford (Sunday, September 27) – Jean sent me this message a couple of days ago (yes sometimes I am slow), and already there has been at least one response. A BIG THANK YOU to Chandre Ford who has already connected with Dontey on Facebook.

Atlanta, GA Area Flood Update

Just a note to let everyone know that I spoke with Peggy Martin and she is doing fine and not directly affected by the flooding in the Atlanta, GA area.

Please however, keep those who are impacted in your prayers.

Henry Ford

Message from Beatrice Vinson-Foster

A BIG THANK YOU to Beatrice Vinson-Foster for sharing the following:

"I think this is another message that should be shared with the family and encourage them to share it with the young adults in our family."

Click on http://www.events.successisyou.org/page062.html for this important and powerful message.

Health Care Summary

Thanks to Jo Ann Ford for sharing this video with us:

Obama's Mideast Trip Photos

If you are interested in seeing photos from President Obama's June Mideast Trip, click
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/sets/72157619421980633/show/

Career Opportunities & Educational Web Site

A BIG THANK YOU to Terri Lynn Taylor who shared the following opportunity with us. In addition to the possible career opportunities, the web site seems to be an excellent inspirational and education tool. Please share with others to whom this may be of interest.

The HistoryMakers a national non-profit educational organization based in Chicago, Ill., has received a significant grant from the National Science Foundation. THM is seeking several dedicated, competent people to fill important positions.

The THM collection represents the largest single archival project of its kind in the world. We have taped over 2,000 stories of known and unknown African Americans, from John Hope Franklin to NASA administrator Julian Earls. Their goal is to complete 5,000 interviews nationwide by 2010.

The Web site is: (http://www.thehistorymakers.com/)

The positions are:
-- Video Oral History Archivist
-- National Science Foundation Project Director
-- Executive Administrative Assistant/Operations Manager
-- Web Designer
-- Science Researcher/Writer
-- Education and Programming Sales Coordinator
-- IT/Video Production Manager

Qualified applicants should send resume and writing samples to:

The HistoryMakers
1900 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60616
(mail to:jlr@thehistorymakers.com)
(No calls, please.)

California Wildfire Update 9-1-09 - 9:59 PM

I spoke with Jean this afternoon, and she reports that some progress had been made in the fire-fighting effort. There is less immediate danger to Jean and Emmanuel's property. Officials advise residents in their area to stay tuned because a change of wind direction could change the outlook.

Jean and Emmanuel thank you for your prayers (keep them coming), e-mails and phone calls.