I'm quite gratified. So many readers responded to the first chapter of The Hollisters that I feel quite overwhelmed. Please accept this in lieu of personal notes.
In response to two specific queries: I'm not certain how long this will be. I would like to cover Henry, Henry's offspring, and Patrick's grandfather. Perhaps these should be separate tales. (Of course, we know that Patrick's grandfather (= Gordy's father) had a holding in Mitchell.)