This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rlhsd Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sierra/607.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On page 355 of the book "Over North in Sierra County" by James J. Sinnott, there is a statement that one "Snowshoe Thompson" participated in the Third Snowshoe Races (1869) sponsored by the Alturas Snowshoe Club (club formed in 1867). As time permits, I am currently creating a surname index for this book and am posting it at: http://cagenweb.com/sierra/Ref_books/OverNorthIndex.html Rick Hanson Sierra County CAGenWeb Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.