Today's Rootsweb Review has an excellent article about Genealogical Treasures (by Dean DeBolt <[email protected]>) and what should be done with them -- the author suggests, "donate these items to an archives or historical society -- first making sure that the archives or historical society fully catalogs such items. A key point is whether their materials are cataloged into OCLC or RLIN. These are national online card catalogs that make it possible to find out where information is. I know quite a few historical societies that do good work but no one outside of their building knows what they have. But when an organization catalogs on a national online card catalog or database, thousands can discover family papers and research records throughout the country." "The RLIN catalog is online at <http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/>. Select the RLIN AMC search -- you can search a family name and other terms." On a search of NUCMUC, I got this interesting reference: Title: Thompson family Bible record, 1835-1920. Description: 5 leaves. Notes: Photocopies. Area covered is Morgan County, West Virginia. Bible published in 1869. Other surnames mentioned: Clark, Eckel, Harmison, Hobday, Kerns, Kidney (?), Lutman, McBee, Risinger, Starliper. This is a notarized copy of records from the Samuel F. Thompson family Bible. Subjects: Clark family. Eckel family. Harmison family. Hobday family. Kidney family. Lutman family. McBee family. Risinger family. Starliper family. Thompson family. Registers of births, etc. -- West Virginia -- Morgan County. Bible records. aat Other titles: Bible records collection; 32174. Location: Virginia State Library and Archives, Archives Branch, 11th St. at Capitol Sq., Richmond, Va. 23219. Control No.: VASV90-A460