This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DNB.2ACI/448 Message Board Post: For further information, please contact Cindy Moore at laplib@missvalley.com Sesquicentennial History of LaPlata & Surrounding Area A HISTORY OF LAPLATA, MISSOURI 1855-2005, Vol. I Published as a Community Service By: Friends For LaPlata Preservation A new history of the LaPlata, MO area and it’s people is being compiled and published. The purpose of this new book is to preserve your heritage and the heritage of all families who live or have lived in LaPlata and the surrounding area since it’s beginning in 1855. This beautiful book will contain the history of the LaPlata area, as well as hundreds of photos, many never before published. Yes, the book will be fully indexed. You will find it especially interesting because your family story can be included, FREE! There has never been a book of this type and quality published in the LaPlata area. A HISTORY OF LAPLATA AND SURROUNDING AREA, VOL. I, will be printed on archival quality paper and will have a beautifully bound hard cover of exceptional quality. Some of the Features the Book will include: (Your contribution to any section is welcome.) I. History of the LaPlata area, including Richland, Johnston, Jackson, Lyda, LaPlata, and Independence Townships. II. Business Histories III. Churches IV. Cemeteries V. Schools VI. Towns VII. Family Histories VIII. Index We Will Publish Your Family History FREE! If your family has “roots” in one of the townships listed above, you are eligible to submit your family history. One PHOTO and 500 WORDS will be included FREE in the Family Histories section for each family that submits an article. The same goes for an article in any of the other categories. We will charge ten cents for each extra word, and $10 for each extra picture. Deadline for receiving Family Histories or Articles: January 1, 2004 For further information, please contact Cindy Moore at laplib@missvalley.com Or Friends For LaPlata Preservation, 30006 Kodiak Place, LaPlata, MO