As you all know, I do alot of lookups for people, especially those who have become really good email buddies, and you know who you are. Last night I was at the library doing my thing. I wanted to look something up in the Anne Simmerman files. Now for those of you who are not familiar with this I will explain. Anne Simmerman was a genealogist and did an awful lot of it for other people. I don't think that the dear lady every threw anything away, and any paper was fair game for writing on. She also wrote a column in the daily newspaper on Patriot, an area of great importance to alot of people, in Perry Township. Back to my story, I have been for a very long time trying to help people researching the Carters,Ripleys, Allisons and Prose. I wanted something out of the Allison file. Well they are gone along with the Ripleys, Prose and Carters that have been missing , one by one, since last summer. Now, like I said these files are on all sorts of families, and have been added to along the years after they were given to the Bossard Library.This collection is housed in a four drawer cabinet. I have used them, lots of people have used them. Now these files that were very informational are gone. I can't believe that someone would take these files on purpose but they are gone , one whole set of a intermingled family ... Why would someone take files when there is a copier in the next room? They were old and fragile but yet useable. Valuable information collected from reliable sources, people who remembered because they were there when it happened. I just wish who ever took them would bring them back. It would please uncountless people. Just had to get that off my chest. Cheryl Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!