Hi Tom, Old houses are wonderful treasurers, but too often others wish to fix them up to best serve them to their desires and not keep them the same as they were when they were built. Cost is a big reason and the lack of purpose. Many New England towns dictate what can and can not be done to old houses. I am still trying to locate the house, if it still exists, of Richard Beach, William Beach and Benjamin Beach. They were the brothers to Daniel Beach. The census puts them very close to each other, but it is hard to figure the exact street location today, but believe it was more toward Bartlett Hollow then in the village where most of the old homes stand. Greek designs have a wonderful taste and the often used a full sun burst instead of a half one. These wooden icons were placed on different locations of the homes. Unadilla is another great place to see many types of old house designs. One of the oldest there is the first house next to Wattles Park on the river side of the road. It goes back to the late 1700's and was owned by Abijah Beach, who was reflated to the Beaches in Franklin. Actually this house, #314 Main St., which was once called #1 Main St. is up for sale now. What ever you do with the papers and photos, at least inventory them and give a list to the Library's historian for their cross index files so those researching the names held in them are noted for those looking for that family. Kind regards, John H. Beach Yonkers, NY john_h_beach@compuserve.com Note: The "_" character is the underscore character, NOT a space or dash. January 23, 2007 7:58 am