My 2 cents: I do see the value in a basic recorded history of the Project. However, I don't feel it needs to include every sordid detail on all the infighting and on every political battle that has taken place in our stormy past (and present). What would this accomplish? For whose benefit do we propose to make our history information available - the USGW site visitors (the public), or our internal volunteer community? Particularly if it is the former, we'd want to put our best foot forward, would we not? And in that case, a basic history, touching on the highlights and accomplishments of the USGW, and the people who have made it great, would be the face we want to show the world, right? If we decide that a historian is someone we need, then the successful candidate (aside from the obvious need for a command of the written word) should be optimally be someone who has been there from the beginning (or nearly so), and who has no political axe to grind. Neutrality? Probably impossible to truly expect. However, tact and the ability to present an even-handed portrayal of the history of the USGW would be essential. Shari Handley SE/MA SC Rep