If you are not a member of the Northeast Alabama Genealogical, we would like to invite you to send in some of your information to our library. This is a good place to store your material, in case of a disaster in your area, you will know there is a place where you can go and get a copy of what you had. Also this is a good place for others to see your material and most likely would be so excited and would contact you........WOW then you got a new cousin and a new researching buddy. Check out our website and see the building where your material would be stored, and if you are ever in this area please plan on a visit. http://www.rootsweb.com/~alneags/index.html NORTHEAST ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY HOME OF NICHOLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY P. O. BOX 8268 GADSDEN, AL 35902 Dear NEAGS Member, Ancestor Swap Meet 2007 is being planned for Saturday, 31 March 2007 at the Senior Activity Center in Gadsden, Alabama. One of the main features of the Swap Meet each year is our collection of approximately 5,000 family files. For the continued success of our Ancestor Swap Meet our family files need to be updated and additional information provided. Many of our members haven't submitted any information on their family lines. Those who have may have additional information to add or changes that need to be made. For many it has been several years since the information was furnished. You do not have to submit your entire file. A family group sheet or pedigree chart that includes names, dates and places along with whatever contact information you want to submit (name, address, telephone, email). These files do not have to be strictly local. Most of our ancestors came from other places or moved to others areas. REMEMBER NOT TO INCLUDE ANY VITAL INFORMATION ON LIVING PEOPLE. Please help your society with this project so that we will keep researchers attending our Ancestor Swap Meet. You may have the clue some researcher needs to break through their brick wall and they might be able to help you in return. The Ancestor Swap Meet is our major fundraising project for the upkeep of the library building and obtaining new books. Send your information to NEAGS, P. O. Box 8268, Gadsden, AL 35902 as soon as possible. We are already working with our family files. Remember that any information you send will be housed at Nichols Library and will give you a backup for your research should you suffer a computer problem or any type of disaster. Then perhaps 50 years from now a great, great grandchild will be thrilled to find a file at Nichols to help them with their research. When we're gone, who knows what will happen to the research we worked so hard to complete. (If you don't include donating it to Nichols Library in your will). Regards, RoseMary Hyatt Chairman - Ancestor Swap Meet