User:Ghbrett

George H Brett II Falls Church, VA ghbrett@gmail.com

I am related to a couple of the honored US Military personnel now listed in Wikipedia. I would like to improve their bio's with proper citation and attribution (more that oral history). But, as a relative newby, I would appreciate any guidance that folks are willing to share. No flame wars please. I plan to use discussion pages to open an idea and provide references to properly back those ideas or activities up.

Another question is how relevant is family history of the antecedents of my Father and GrandFather? Some are Military like Brevet Brigadier General Hiram Fosdick Devol, of Civial War era and a charter member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States who swore special allegiance to Abraham Lincoln. Or Judge Joshua Howard Brett who was a surgeon on a successful Privateer, The Protector. Or even notable civilians like William Howard Brett, Librarian of the Cleveland Public Library, circa 1999-1918 who permitted open stacks to let patrons browse for their books, was founding member of the Case Western Library School, and was the person who started Saturday Morning Children's Reading Hour in the Public Library. So, can I either add folks such as this? or at the least, add further detail about their exploits, successes, and failures that have been cited in press, journals, and other media. As the family historian, I have much digital and analog material that would pass muster of validity.

Thanks for your time, -- George H. Brett II (not the baseball player)