Here's an article of interest to those researching Dean's who lived in what is now part of the Shenandoah National Park. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-03/06/084l-030600-idx.html Please write your congressman and tell him or her that we want these archives open to the public. Imagine what information we could discover if they were available. Those of us who live outside of Virginia would be adding a new voice to fight. Rhonda Dean Reading, MA ===== Rhonda Dean va_genealogist@yahoo.com Timbrook, Haines, Lane, Payne, Lockinger, Oates, Burch, McGill, Ruckman of Hampshire/Hardy Co. WV Timbrook, Lane of Monmouth Co. NJ; Dean, Meadows, Breeden, of Rockingham, Co. VA and related families __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com