Karen, Sorry this isn't a direct response to your original question, but I do want to speak to your comments about funding. Omaha is home to several millionaires and a billionaire or two. I'm sure that they have set up charitable foundations as tax shelters. Has a "Friends of the Library" organization approached any of these foundations for assistance with building the genealogy section? I agree that a "world class" genealogy library in this area would be a tremendous draw for the city. Best regards, Jeanne Nelson ABSOLUTELY FAMILY! http://absolutelyfamily.homestead.com/ > Donations (50 books last > week--and they're being > catalogued at present) are increasing, funding to > purchase new items is > not--at > this point. A member of the city council has > challenged the director of > the > library to build a national class genealogy library > here in Omaha (but > since far > they haven't increased the funding with which to do > it...I guess it's > conjure it out of thin air?) > > Karen > Author of Federal census helper & 365+1 Genealogy > Tips _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com