The Brown Family Pictorial & Biographical. A vintage, single edition newsletter-style publication from the 1980s by Family Publications. Primarily intended for young people and beginning genealogists who want to know a little bit more about their surname, and to foster pride in their roots. No family lineages or indepth research of various family lines are provided. Measures 8.5 x 11. Contains 16 pages printed on brown paper. Contains photographs, drawings, articles and stories about important people and places that bore the name. In addition, a special section is devoted to the historical roots of the surname itself explaining how it came to be. The Brown Family edition features a cover story on abolishonist John Brown. Other prominent bearers of the name who are profiled include: Humorist Charles Browne; Georgia Governor Joseph Brown; California Governor Jerry Brown; Aviator Lt. Arthur Whitten-Brown; Comedian Joe E. Brown; Baseball player Mordecai "Three-Fingered" Brown; Singers Ruth and James Brown; and early American writer Charles Brockden Brown. The Cleveland Browns, and the Texas towns of Brownsville and Brownfield are also included.