This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: to many to mention Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/472.1.1.1.1.2.4 Message Board Post: Hi Phil:I found a post that I had in my files that was written by Bill Adams dated June 21,2003 that he posted on the Michigan Genealogy Forum.His post reads and I quote: Those of you researching names from Mackinac County and the Eastern U.P. may be interested to know that the 1957 book "Before the Bridge" a history and a directory of St. Ignace and nearby localities is being reprinted.The project is being headed up by the Kiwanis Club of St. Ignace.Included in the book is a 1957 directory of local residents and their families,their phone number and addresses,and maiden names of wives.The book sells for $20. To Reserve a copy of "Before the Bridge", contact the St. Ignace Area Chamber of Commerence at (906)643-8717.