| TABLE OF CONTENTS | The Thorny Trail -Vol. XXX | Nos. 1 & 2 |
| Midland Genealogical Society | 5 | |
| Officers Calendar | 7 | |
| Happy Anniversary | 8 | |
| Roster | 9 | |
| Necrologies | 11 | |
| Family Stories | 13 | |
| Lum Medlin Family | 14 | |
| Eiland /Welch Family | 63 | |
| Watson LaForce Family | 69 | |
| Bob Ivy Family | 73 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Standards for Sharing | 78 | |
| Of Quaker Ways | 79 | |
| Book Review | 81 | |
| Web Page Guidelines | 82 | |
| Two Maiden Names | 83 | |
| Theo. Ray | 84 | |
| Midland County Deed Book II | 85 | |
| Introduction | 86 | |
| Deed Book Index | 106 | |