Jo suggested the following to the list , What a > wonderful idea to get a list of all the names (apples ;-) and addresses of > the people attending so that those of us who are researching New York State > would have people to contact who might be in one of those little villages or > town where our ancestors lived. Do you think this would be possible. . . . . What do you think? Jo, it's much more simple than what you suggested. Just check out the URL http://www.tier.net/~aphnys/cohistorians.html which lists all of the municipal historians in NY state. Granted, there are a couple of counties where when you click on their links there's no web page found (Niagara Co. included) but at least you'll have the snail mail address of the county historian and you can go from there. In the case of Niagara Co., just ask me. BTW, APHNYS stands for Association of Public Historians of New York State. Keep in mind that some local historians have little to no information on the genealogy of the local families. Some are more concentrated on collecting historic artifacts and researching the history of the town than the people. So here's a few hints. Always enclose a SASE when you make a request of any of them. Tell them what surname(s) (but not ALL of them) you're researching and a brief indication of when your family lived in that area. Request that he/she refer you to the office or society most likely to be able to help you in your research. Don't expect an overnight response. P.S. Jo, keep up the important work of gathering together as much vital information from the churches in your county. I know that it's hard work to tackle such an important project but from experience I know the satisfaction when you eventually see the end results. vee