Oh no, this is terrible news! Please keep us posted on the condition of the books as you further learn it. The society has a wonderful collection I've used many times. I wish I lived local and could began helping tomorrow. Best wishes, Karen Cresap ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Koch" <artiecoe@verizon.net> To: <MDALLEGA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:36 PM Subject: [MDALLEGA] announcement > The Genealogical Society Library at Allegany College of Maryland will be > closed > for an indefinite period. This is due to an failure in the environmental > control > system during the college shut down that caused a mold bloom within the > Appalachian Collection. A significant effort will be necessary to > decontaminate > the area and dry out the books. ~Dick Koch, Treasurer GSAC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message