Greetings to all -- I have just returned from a three-week trip to OK for genealogical research. I have been catching up on my messages, and reading with interest the debate about the OHS and the OK archives. I did not go the archives during my visit, but spend much time in the Garfield and Kay county libraries, as well as cemeteries, museums, and visiting with relatives who did not know me from Adam. I found the facilities and the people of OK to be wonderful! I never was given anything less than a warm welcome and helpful information. I was so impressed with the people and facilities of OK, I am ready to move there! Mark Babb, OSL; IBSSG "He who has no fools, knaves, or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightning." -- Old English Proverb Proud sponsor of Rootsweb Researching: BABB, ROSE, CONOVER, ELLIS, MOORMAN, ARRASMITH, FORTE, CHRISMAN, MIDDLETON, SHEPPHERD, MIARS, BELL, WILSON, MERCER, HUSSEY, BAYLIE