The Squire Munro Project Newsletter
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Issue #5 Summer 2007
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Welcome to the newsletter for the Squire Munro Project — my attempt to compile a list of Squire Munro's descendants for eventual publication in a book.
This newsletter, now sent to over 60 different relatives, will keep you informed about my progress and circulate news and announcements to the extended family. Please feel free to forward it to any relatives who may be interested in receiving it. If you receive this email forwarded from a relative and would like to be added to my list, please email me. If for any reason you do not wish to receive future newsletters please let me know.
I have not been very active with genealogy this summer, but there is a some news to report. This fall I plan to start reviewing the mountain of documents I have been collecting and tap into some new sources of potential information on the internet.
Descendant Update
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When I started this project I had a list of about 500 names. Today, thanks to contributions of data from 27 different distant relatives, the count of listed descendant has reached an astonishing 2,024 names! Please continue to spread the word about my project to other family members who may be in touch with distant relatives with whom I have not yet corresponded.
Another Painting Located!
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At least one more of the paintings I have been searching for has been located! A painting by AS Whittemore depicting the "Shove House", a house built by David Munro in 1841 in Camillus, NY has been located and I hope to receive a good digital photo of the original in the future. Also, from the same source, I may have located the two portraits of David Allen Munro and his wife Mary Jane Hill that were reported to hang in that same house in the 1930s.
Recent Death
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A Squire Munro Project related death has occurred since my last newsletter:
EVELYN (Smith) MUNRO
Evelyn died on February 16, 2007 in Bluebird Canyon Drive home. Evelyn was born on March 15, 1914 in New Orleans. She was the wife of David Allen Munro (1903-1997 - son of Fayette Smith Munro) for fifty years. She is survived by three daughters, 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Her full obituary is available online here
