I am new on this list and looking for information from Atlas and maybe Pittsfield in Pike County. Normally I lurk longer before posting, to get a social sense of a list, but I got bad news today at the library. I like to pre-survey the literature before raiding the local LDS FHC (which is hardly ever open) so I can get organized in advance and save time. At the regular library I looked up Pike County (and Atlas) in their "Genealogical & Local History Books In Print." YIKES!!!!! THERE AREN'T ANY!!!!!!! The whole county is omitted altogether! Not one lousy book is listed. Not even a picture book. So, now what? I am looking for Benjamin Powers who came to Pike Co. in 1835 and left for Oregon in 1852. There was one death there, a child's, in 1835, and four births, in Atlas and Pittsfield. No marriages. The births are known and peachy. I am looking for what Benjamin Powers did for a living at Atlas and Pittsfield (probably some combination of cabinet maker, miller, and farmer), and for the location of his property. I especially want to know if he picked up his cabinetmaking skills at Pike Co., or if he brought that with him. So, with no books existing in the books in print book, well, now what? Lester Powers lesterps@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.