Ralph Ray Keeney

Wagon Ruts West

JOHN KEENEY, JR. FAMILY

By Ralph Ray Keeney

Published in 1983

    In 1997 I learned about the book Wagon Ruts West that was written by Ralph Ray Keeney. I couldn't find a copy of it so I wrote to him and asked if there was any way to get one & he sent me photocopies of his original manuscript of the book. It was suggested that I try to obtain permission to serialize the book for inclusion with the KFG newsletter, so I sent a letter to Mr. Ralph Ray Keeney asking for permission to do so.

My letter to him.

Mr. Daniell Lee Keeney
PO Box 208 Sunland
California 91041-0208
website: www.keeney.net
e-mail dan@keeney.net

09. January 2001

 To: Mr. Ralph R. Keeney,

    A couple of years ago I wrote to you and asked about getting a copy of the book you wrote on the John Keeney Jr. family "Wagon Ruts West" of which you sent me a photocopy of your manuscript.

    I own the Website www.keeneyklan.com and have been putting a monthly newsletter online since December 1998 with the exception of the months of May & July 1999. This site is a non-profit non-commercial hobby site pertaining to the genealogies of the various Keeney family lines, about a month ago it was suggested that I ask you for permission to serialize your book "Wagon Ruts West" for inclusion in the newsletter. Roscoe C. Keeney is allowing me to post his Keeney Update back issues on the site so that researchers can have wider access to that resource.

    If this idea of serializing the book is all right with you I'm willing to include any statement that you would like to make regarding the use of your book. Of course the choice of weather I do this or not is entirely yours.

I am including an SASE for your reply.

Thank you for your time.

 

 

Daniell Lee Keeney
PO Box 208
Sunland California 91041-0208

And his reply:

    To fulfill his requirement for source of material used, after consulting some friends this seems to be the best so it will be included with each section posted:

    The only links for this book will be through the newsletter to this page from here you just click on the section that is posted that you want to read.