Hi Traci :) I understand that we should be careful about our sources, but for me, being an afro-american genealogist, all info is precious. I have the opinion that even historical "hoaxes" are worth something...if not accurate details. The fact that these people were even mentioned in the book gave me something to go on...at least so it seems. The book was allegedly authored by a few senior ladies of Edgecombe county. What exactly is it about this book that is a lie? (1) the author: was it someone claiming to be a group of elder-women from edgcombe? (2) the actual info in the text: is it inaccurate? (3) the source: is it actually stuff extracted from other already published records? If 1 and 3 are the case, then I would definitely say that the book is junk. But if it was info provided by local oral history, then I would say that it is not complete junk. I have some pretty questionable tales passed down to me from family, but they were very useful in id-ing names and places. Please, explain what you mean by "garbage". I do not ask that to question your eductaed opinion in any way. You have been very helpful to me so far. I am just curious about the nature of this "hoax". ---Karmella __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/