Bonjour, again, I want to thank the kind folks who answered my previous post about books I am seeking to have checked out for 1851 O.T. Pioneer folks.There are so many nice people on these lists!!!! Now, I have another group of books that are reputed to have short biographical sketches included. If anyone has access to these and can check for 1851 folks or can locate copies so I can try to get them on Inter-library Loan, I will be most grateful. I have tried to get other of these old books through ILL, but due to their age, some libraries won't lend them out that way. Unfortunately, being on the East Coast, the libraries out here are generally not that interested in these typs of reference works, so I am forced to solicite help from you western folks. 1.) LYMAN, Horace S., "History of Oregon - the Growth of an American State",North Pacific Publishing Society, NY (1903) 2) HINES, REV. H. F., "Illustrated History of the State of Oregon",Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago (1893) 3) CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON, 1811-1912, 4 vols., S. J. Clark Co.,Chicago (1912) ...I had no luck -from my earlier post- getting anyone who had access to this last book to check for one name:"Biddy Mason" 4) BEASLEY, Delilah L.,"The Negro Trail Blazers of CA", New York Negro University Press, 1919, reprinted (1969) Wishing everyone out there to have a joyous Thanksgiving Day, I am... Albert Edward Belanger 128 Middle Road Brentwood, NH 03833 skipb@nh.ultranet.com [Researching: SEAL & SMITH of VA; 1851 Oregon Trail: BLANCHARD, BOWMAN, LINK, NOLAN(D)]