Welcome to the list for any new subscribers. I have been the list admin. for several years now, and all of you nice folks have made it an easy job. The biggest problem I have is that so few of you post info or queries. Most of the posts coming thru are gate-wayed from the Lawrence County message board. I attended the Ohio Genealogical Society 2010 Conference at the Seagate Center in Toledo last week. I had been an OGS Trustee for 5 years, and at the annual business luncheon, I became the Vice President of Development. I'll know more about what exactly this position will entail as I get to meet with the committee chairs who report to me. I welcome comments and suggestions from any of you, either OGS members or not. The Lawrence County Genealogical Society is the 74th Chapter of OGS. OGS is in the final stages of building a new 18,000 sq. ft. library, on Ohio Rt. 97 (exit 165), about a mile east of I-71, in Richland County. We'll be moving about 40,000 books, microfilms, manuscripts, etc. to that new building in June, with an official Grand Opening in July. Any of you who are interested can go to the OGS web site at www.ogs.org There is info about the organization and its operations, access to members only databases, applications for the four lineage groups, and a link to a photo history of the construction, from the groundbreaking in late May 2009 up thru last week. Donald R Clark, ohlawren list admin. OGS VP for Development Corresponding Sec. and Newsletter Editor for the Lawrence Co. Gene. Soc. PO Box 1035 Proctorville, OH 45669-1035 Lawcoloreman@aol.com Ph. 740-886-7230 or 886-6671(thru mid Aug.) Cell 304-521-3917 (doesn't work at home)