This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/pAB.2ACI/5339.4 Message Board Post: The book on the Big Sandy Valley by William Ely is now back in print in paperback from the Genealogical Publishing Co. Go to www.genealogical.com and search either by author or title. It has a lot of biographical information in it about early families.