I was asked by a fellow member of our list about the book/cd "Obits of Benton County..." Below is an e-mail I sent to her and thought I'd go ahead and share the information you others out there who might be interested i adding the books or cd to their library. I ordered my cd after another fellow-member posted their information to the list. (No I'm not affiliated with the company and I don't get a kick back. :) These are just my musings.) The cd and books can be ordered from: Willow Bend, a Division of Heritage Books. Heritage Books phone number is listed on the cd as 1-800-398-7709, on their catalog as 1-800-76-6103. Their web site is www.heritagebooks.com (with over 12,000 titles). E:mail: [email protected] Information on the cd: Obituaries of Benton County, Arkansas, Volumes 1 - 11, 1884-1933, by Barbara P Easley and Veria P McAnelly. ISBN: 0-7884-1548-(rest of number does not appear). cd 1548. copywrite:2000. The price of the cd when I purchased it was $47.00 (purchased within the last couple of years). The catalog I received last night offered the papeback copy of Vol 8 (1926-1927, 418 pp.) for $35.00 and Vol 9 (1928-1929, 504 pp) for $41.00; these were the only volumes listed in this catalog but others are probably available online. So as you can see, the cd is well worth it's price, it is easier to store than 11 volumes, and the information is easy to access. The cd contains scanned pictures of the pages in each of the books, each volume appearing separately on the cd and each volume has an index at the end containing the names of people listed in the book; those deceased as well as survivors, alphabeticallly. The information is in Adobe .pdf format and the Adobe reader is included on the cd in the event you don't already have it on your computer. I have not been able to do a "search" on the computer for the information, but I go to the alphabetical index to find the person/page I'm looking for, then select "Go To" form the toolbar and type in the page number and it takes you there. The each volume contains obits (found from newspapers or submitted by people) and other information (such as legal/probate records) they were able to amass. While the information is not complete for "all" Benton County obits, it has been very helpful. It also makes for some interesting reading and may contain clues for chipping away at your brick wall. ie, some obits tell when the family came to Benton Co, where they came from getting here, their birthplace, some have the location of where the people lived (i.e. on Pea Rigde Road), and some even give the story of the cause of death; however, others are brief and to the point. Overall, they make the most obits of today seem stiff, formal, and inpersonal. Hope this helps others, too. Sue