Greg, I am passing your email along to the Natchitoches and Grant mailing list. Wish we had more like you to help build the Louisiana Archives and help preserve history!!! Gaytha Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:33:33 -0500 From: "Greggory E. Davies" <gedavies@iamerica.net> To: LAWINN-L@rootsweb.com Happy Memorial Day to the list. Sitting here this morning I had somewhat of an emotional reflecting period about my late father who was a Marine combat veteran of WWII. I have all the letters he sent home to my grandmother during his almost four years in the jungles of the S. Pacific, and unlike the old Civil War era letters we see, little of general interest is given in the letters due to censorship. I then began think about all my ancestors who served in some war or other and it came to mind just how important what we are doing on these archive files is not only to us, but future generations. I hope that we few are not the only ones who feel this way and there are dozens out there who feel the same and will one day wake up and realize there is a place they can make whatever they have access to available to the world through such as we have established here. I want to issue a challenge, or a thought-jogger to all on the list. We need to take an extra step to explore what our families might have access to in the form of old family histories, bible records, military records, etc., and get them on the list and into the archives. I know we all stay busy. We all are wrapped up in important things. Many are constantly working our respective lines and don't have time to deal with general stuff. But, let's take the time. If everyone on this list would simply submit one small entry pertaining to what the archives is established for, we can continue to grow and help others. Sorry for the diatribe but I feel a bit patriotic this morning. Gregg -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net