Mary Messere known to all as Backstreet Mary runs the Wood House Museum in Eaton, NY. She moved to that area 15 years ago and fell in love with the history of the small town. She opened the Wood House Museum in 1994 and has filled it with some of the original furniture, artifacts and pictures donated by original families of historic Eaton. She has collected several books and documents of the towns history. She most recently held a Fall Foliage tour of the southern Madison Co. which was free to all. At which the Historical societies open and display there rich history to all that came. Mary owns the Wood House Museum but she most close it and move back to a bigger city to find work due to lack to funds (all property and books will be return to original owners). I met with Mary the 1st time at that fall tour and was very impressed with her knowledge and willingness to help everyone. Today I stopped without notice and she was fixing the plumbing but stopped everything to help me look for information on my family. The information I gave her intrigued her and she started to look further. By noon we had to leave because she had borrowed a friends car to get plumbing parts. She even took my information to give a friend that goes to New Hampshire to search. I really don't want to see this place closed and lost as it is hard to get resources and such a great person to help. Sandy Sancook@aol.com Surnames Cossette, Kelly, Fradet/ Fredet/Fardette, Gouger/Goguet/Gouget ---Canada & US Cook, Sykes, Emmons-- Mass, CT, NY French, Wilsey/Wiltsie & Ratnour NY