Sheesh, I cannot keep up anymore with all of these great friends who are transcribing old books for you for the Mardos Memorial Library. I am so thankful for Ted & Carole Miller and Mona Houser's help with these additions to the Library, as with me going back for more repair work on Tuesday for left knee repair, I will again get behind...:((( I have decided to tell my orthopaedic surgeon that IF he is going to make me the bionic woman, the very least he can do is to give me the body that goes with it <bwg>. Hubby of almost 30 years could not recall that program, but I said better than Wonder Woman and so he decided that would not be all bad <g> Somehow I do not think there are enough doctors around that can accomplish that feat.... Enjoy these great books and if you want to see the entire library, the main addy is: www.LivGenMI.com/memoriallbirary.htm God Bless America!!! Pam "To Nebraska in '57, A Diary of Erastus. F. Beadle" http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/NE57/index.htm Ted & Carole Miller say this is a fascinating read by a man that left Buffalo, NY to work in vicinity of Omaha, NE in 1857. They recommend reading the whole thing for overview of the times. "Souvenir ... Central City, Nebraska" http://www.rootsweb.com/~nemerric/olres/souvenir/index.htm This is a small booklet of photos, probably done originally as postcards by local photographer. Believe all date to about 1910. Scanned in by friends Ted & Carole Miller.   Vermillion's Guide for Buffalo County, 1931 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/index.htm Mona Houser, a great county coordinator for Buffalo County states, "I'm happy to report that I have all the text pages and ads of this book. Maps are yet to be done, but will be completed as soon as possible."  This wonderful little booklet includes the names, mailing address and location address of every farmer. It also lists the businesses of the county, by town and category, similar to the yellow pages of a phone book.  No matter what county you are interested in, you'll find some interesting information, including the number of pounds per bushel or barrel of numerous commodities, including apples, wheat, corn, timothy seed, kaffir corn (what's that?), grapes, emmer, cucumbers, etc.:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/p77.htm  Estimating tons of hay in stacks and mows:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/p76.htm  List of counties, county seat, license plate code number, area in square miles, and population in 1920 and 1930:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/p78.htm  Nebraska Facts:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/p80.htm and     http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/p81.htm An interesting discussion of the advantages of irrigation:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/vrmguide/p75.htm  Can you tell I'm just a little excited to have this done? It's been a fun project because of the material included. I've learned so much about tables, scanning and working with images, etc in the process. My primary method of learning is by experience -- that means by making mistakes and having to try again. :-) http://www.LivGenMI.com Home of the 1895 atlas & many more historical maps & books for the U.S. in the Memorial On-Line Library http://www.ChaseNEgw.com Home of the 1891 Shippers Dispatch Gazetteer http://www.ShepherdsVoice.org Home of Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church Brighton MI. Come pay us a visit! If you use any of the above or any of the hundreds of bits of information I have put on the net for you.....Your Obligation is to complete your "Hug Homework"! Pam - List Lady [email protected]