Lisa, Have you tried the Scio Historical Society and Depot Museum, P.O. Box 226, Scio, OR 97374. The museum is at 39004 NE First, Scio, Oregon, 97374, and the hours are 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday (or by appointment). You can phone the museum at 541-394-2354. Jan At 06:13 AM 1/7/2000 -0800, you wrote: >Greetings, > >Numerous family anecdotes (and at least one newspaper clipping that I cannot >currently put my hands on!) inform that my gr-grandfather Frank Tilton >Thayer (1861-1945) served as Mayor of Scio at some point. Can anyone help >me confirm this story? > >Thanks in advance, > >Lisa L. Jones >mailto:[email protected]