I've just added a new feature to the Mecosta County GenWeb site called "In the Woods." It will be a series of news articles written by Jim Wood, a Mecosta County Historian. The first two articles deal with Jim as a child in Mecosta County and his gift everlasting from a Mrs. Van Keuren, sister to the owner or Parker-Ryan Department Store of Big Rapids. The second article deals with Mecosta County's Drummer Boy - dealing with the Morgan Lewis Palmer family of Big Rapids. Both are very interesting reads, and Jim is certainly very knowledgeable about the area. More articles will follow as he has allowed me to reprint these from the Pioneer, but this is the start. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimecost/ Jan Cortez Mecosta County Coordinator