Hi List! I'm planning on making a trip to Cumberland to research some LONG Family puzzles soon. Specifically, I will be looking for the obituary of Charles S. LONG, b. April 1900, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD , d. ca. July 1948, in Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD and any other information that I can find on him. Additionally, I will be looking for information on Mary Ellen Logsdon LONG/METZ, Charles' grandmother. Family stories say that she was an Indian, but the censuses list her as white. Additionally, something clearly happened between Mary and her husband, Noah LONG, whom she married ca. 1867 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD. In the 1910 Census for Allegany Co., Noah LONG states he is widowed. However, a February 1915 obituary for Theresa May CLARK in the Cumberland Times, transcribed by Charlie Often, states that Theresa's "aged mother, Mrs. Mary Metz, of Lonaconing" was surviving. Noah LONG is also listed as Theresa's father and is surviving. I haven't been able to find Mary in the 1910 Census, so I am thinking that a divorce most likely occurred, since she is clearly living in 1915 and has apparently remarried. Maybe someone on the list knows what happened or can shed some light on this. My primary question to listers is a suggestion on where to start, now that you know what I'm looking for. Should I start at the Genealogical Society, the Allegany Co. Court House, the Ort Library at Frsotburg State University, or perhaps the library at Allegany College? Thanks in advance for your assistance! Cindy Mease Hagerstown, MD Mease@nfis.com