I wanted to hear it 'from the horse's mouth' so to speak, and did a bit of searching with google to find Barb Dix's email address. I am coordinator of the rootsweb mail list for St. Lawrence county, have Sprague ancestry in Sandy Creek, and while I've not met Barb, I believe we corresponded in the past and she gave me directions to the cemetery where my ggg grandfather is buried. A note from Barb is below. I also read the newspaper story. I do hope the county people will reconsider. Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Dix [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Possible Termination of historian position Hi Russ, Thanks for your interest. Yes, I am tentatively (it has to be passed by Ways and Means and the legilature) set to be terminated this month. Our small department is decimated because two part-timers are slated to go leaving only two full time people to administer the records center which is not just a research facility, but also handles the records storage and retrieval for the whole county. I'm afraid the research room will have to be abandoned as a regular feature. I would appreciate any help you can muster. Barb dix >>> "Russ" <[email protected]> 08/06/03 06:30PM >>> Hi Barbara - I subscribe to the rootsweb message board for Oswego county and am the coordinator for St. Lawrence county. I have done some research in Oswego - years ago - and I believe you assisted me via postal mail. I just wanted to confirm that what I am seeing on the message board is true (your position may be eliminated) before I mention anything on the St. Lawrence list. If true, I believe it is worth mention as I suspect many who have researched in one county likely have also done some research in the other. I'm hoping this is a valid email address for you (had to search with google a bit) and you can confirm or disprove what's on the Oswego message boards. You've been a great help to many family historians and I'll be happy to 'put in a good word' for you and the historian position in general. Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland --------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain con- fidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized re- view,use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. --------------------------------------------------------- < Copyright 2003 Oswego County >