Okay, gang! Here's where you can rally 'round the preservation efforts beginning to really take shape in Taney county.... I received the following email attached to another e from a cousin of mine (a couple times over, of course), who is also a Snapp descendant. Please read afterwards on what you can do to help (besides what's in the e)...it's extremely important. >>Hello everyone, I need your help to stop an effort to change the name of "Snapp's Bald" . Residents now owning property on and near "Snapp's Bald" in Taney County, MO are wanting to change the name of the mountain top. The Snapp's still living in Taney County are distressed that the name my be changed. A dentist from Branson, MO is heading a campaign to stop the change of names from occuring. He is securing letters from people stating that they do not want the name changed. For those who missed the reunion in Taney County, MO last year, "Snapp's Bald" is the site of the formation of the "Bald Knobbers", a vigilantee group that was originally formed to support law enforcement in Taney County but soon became their own form of justice. At last years reunion we looked at several sites corresponding to the Snapp's of Taney County and the Bald Knobbers. We actually stood on the street corner in Kirbeyville, MO where the Bald Knobbers hired gunman, Wash Middleton, shot and killed Sam Snapp. Time is very short. I write this letter from Phoenix, AZ where I am attending a Promise Keepers Pastor's Conference. Taney County will be meeting this Monday, February 24, 2003, to discuss the name change. What we need from you is a written letter stating that you do not wish the name to be change and for the mountain to retain the name of "Snapp's Bald". The letter needs to include your name, address and telephone number. It should be addressed to Dr. Wayne Davis, 487 Sourwood Mountain Drive, Branson, MO 65616. Include in the body of the letter, your desire to not change the name and any reason why. (i.e Family legacy, Taney County History, Its always been called Snapp's Bald, I've spent many years walking on the mountain, It honors the memory of Harrison Snapp-a leading citizen of Taney County, I remember when . . . ). Also state how you are related to the Snapp family. Sign your name to the letter, than fax it to 1-417-336-3670. Susan Bearden, Irven Snapp's daughter, will make sure the letters get to Dr. Davis before the Monday meeting. If you do not have a fax machine, take the letter to an instant printing company or a "Mail and More." They usually provide fax service for a small charge. Thank you for your prompt help in this matter. Jacob Lynn Snapp<< I called Susan Snapp Bearden to verify this information, and it is true. I'm not sure yet on exactly when the meeting is taking place, but apparently this is at the MO state level. NOW...if you are not a Snapp, or a Taney descendant, it doesn't matter. I know that you are concerned about the inordinate amount of destruction of our past here. I can take your email letters (vonda@copper-turtle.com), but it would be much better for a snail mail letter or your presence. You can send the snail mail letters (for those of you who don't live here) in care of Susan Snapp Bearden, 1638 E. Hwy 76, Branson, MO 65616. Finally, this is a chance in which each and every one of you can have a say in what is going on in the Branson area. The committee which decides on these things can be and has been influenced by letters, phone calls, and more. I needn't tell you there are no signs, etc., in the region signifying the locations of Bald Knobber activity, although we hope to change that some day. I also needn't remind you of the documentary we are currently working on, about the BK. I would never have the nerve to move to an area and want to name a geological feature after myself. The gall of some people is frightening. I thank you ahead of time. ListMom for MO-AR-WRV http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/