This message board is the companion to the genealogy website "Elder, Osborne, Barnett, Schmidt Genealogy & Family History" located at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~socrateselder/index.htm. The purpose of this board is to provide a place for mutual discussion and learning about our genealogy and family history. It is for anyone who has an interest in or connection to the Elder, Osborne, Barnett, & Schmidt surnames. All of us have connection to many surnames so this group is not confined to one or just a few surnames. Other surnames covered by this group include Workman, Hales, Westover, Hatch, Hales, and so many more. It is our hope that we can come closer together in our family relations while at the same time strengthening our knowledge and understanding of those who have laid the foundations for our present lives. In coming to know the lives of those who have come before us we hope to come to better know ourselves.