Update

I have failed to keep up in a timely manner with posts that have been showing up here lately. For that, I want to apologize. There has been some additional activity as of late which I am not used to! I will be checking in on a more regular basis. I am notified of new registration requests so I respond to those immediately.

I want to reiterate that I greatly appreciate any contributions from descendants of Oliver Bates. Any stories or documentation that you can share would be wonderful. I am currently looking into a picture gallery for the site so that we can get more pictures on and allow contributions.