Hello everyone - A little over a week ago, the genealogical community lost a wonderful, generous friend to cancer. Val Adkins was a dedicated genealogist who made many terrific contributions to our hobby online, as well as offline. Val was the webmaster for the Grannies World site and the Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society web site, which included many transcriptions done by Val herself. She also ran several mailing lists including one for Crawford County, Pennsylania and one for New York City. We will all miss Val, her love of genealogy and her cherished friendship. Friends and family of Val Adkins invite you to visit a memorial web page for Val, read about her life and share some fond memories: http://www.rootsweb.com/~memorial/vadkins/vadkins.htm On behalf of Val, her family and friends, I'd like to thank you for paying your respects. Sincerely, Cyndi Howells Someone who benefited often from Val's wit and wisdom