Dear cousins, Over the years I have read about Smyth County Va, and always wanted to see it, Well, my wish came true, my husband had to work in Ohio, and he decided on our way back we were going to go another route, we hit the VA line and I mentioned that I would love to know where Smyth Co, was, and before long, low and behold, there it was. We stopped at the Settler's Museun of Southwest Virginia. There was a one room school house, a 1890 home and farm, many farm implements were there with the original prices on them. They have 2 cassette tapes one for the school, one for the home/farm. Although I know that the property was not that of my own ancestors, my heart was touched knowing that that is the area that they lived, there are Surbers, Hubbels and Crawfords still there I was told. It was also moving to know that that was the condition that they lived in, since most all of my family were farmers or laborers. Thank you to all of you cousins that faithfully do your genealogy and so freely share it with us all. May we all be blessed to find those that have been lost to us. Thanks again Patty Patty Powers Mier Class of 70 Clark 63-65, 6th Grade Mr. Hinch 7th Grade Mrs. Weinbarger --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.