G'day Willie-O,

Thanks for that background on the Beers family. I guess they would have been reasonably local to the Fox Hollow area, to start a festival there. I was really wondering (given my dating and theory in respect of the Australian version) if they had a goldfields background, but it looks as if they might be New York State locals (dating way back ... suggested by Dutch name 'Beers'?).

Regards,

Bob Bolton