I have a bit of a dilemma and I really need y'alls input on how I should handle this. There is an private organization in McDuffie Co called the "Wrightsboro Foundation" This organization is supposed to preserve the history of Wrightsboro which is a very old Quaker community in northern McDuffie Co. They have restored buildings and have placed informative historical markers in Wrightsboro. It is governed by a board. The chairman of the board is a lady by the name of Dot Jones. Dot Jones is a very diagreeable person. I had a lengthy phone conversation with her the other day and I was completely flabergasted. Her philosophy of genealogy is that "If you want to know anything about Wrightsboro, you need to come to Wrightsboro and do your research here." She is completely opposed to any public dissemination of information regarding Wrightsboro. She is particularly opposed to the internet. When I tried to explain to her that the philosphy of genealogist in general is to share information. She flatly disagreed. When I explained that there are genealogists all over the world that have ties to Wrightsboro and they just can't travel to Wrightsboro to do their research she basically said too bad. We will not give out any information. She said that they do offer a booklet that can be purchased (It is a generic sort of history thing). She practically threatened me if I put any Wrightsboro info on the internet other than the Foundation's address and phone number. Here is where it gets good... The foundation has many historical holdings. They have the personal hand written diaries of Joseph Maddock who founded Wrightsboro. They have the only known copies of an old cemetery book that was witten many many years ago. (By the way, she is VERY opposed to me going out and surveying cemeteries and placing the info on USGenWeb archives!) They also have a long out of print history book that is not available anywhere. These holdings are AT DOT JONE'S HOUSE! There is no Wrightsboro Foundation building. All anyone has is a P.O. Box, we don't even know her phsyical address. One of my husband's distant cousins contacted Dot Jones to see about coming to look at 3 paintings that had been done of Wrightsboro. They were painted by this man's cousin. The Wrightsboro Foundation commissioned him to paint them. She told this man that he was not allowed to see them. They only bring them out once a year at the Wrightsboro Homecoming. When he asked when Homescoming was, she stated she couldn't tell him that. This man contacted one of the board members and he was visably afraid of this woman. She said "We are just waiting for her to die." How should I handle this? I am seriously considering going to the Augusta Chronicle. I would like to expose the Wrightsboro Foundation. Another possibility is contacting the govermental agency that is in charge of designated historical places. Three buildings in Wrightsboro have been so designated. I could go to all the board members individually and see if they would call a board meeting to vote her out but I don't think that will work because at least one board member is scared of her. This woman is hoarding important historical documents at her house that belong to the "Wrightsboro Foundation." They do not belong to her personally. I think the public should be made aware of what is going on. What do you think I should do? michele lewis GaGenWeb Coordinator McDuffie Co, GA *** All outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus ***