I came across this message today and thought some of you might be interested. As you may know, Val Adkins passed away recently. She operated the Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society web site and was very widely known in the genealogy communtity. She will certainly be missed. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Cyndi Howells [SMTP:cyndihow@oz.net] > Sent: Friday, June 05, 1998 11:48 PM > Subject: Memorial web page for Val Adkins > > Can you share this with your mailing list please? > Thanks so much, > Cyndi > > > Hello everyone - > > A little over a week ago, the genealogical community lost a > wonderful, generous friend to cancer. Val Adkins was a dedicated > genealogist who made many terrific contributions to our hobby > online, as well as offline. Val was the webmaster for the Grannies > World site and the Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society web > site, which included many transcriptions done by Val herself. She > also ran several mailing lists including one for Crawford County, > Pennsylania and one for New York City. We will all miss Val, her > love of genealogy and her cherished friendship. > > Friends and family of Val Adkins invite you to visit a memorial web > page for Val, read about her life and share some fond memories: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~memorial/vadkins/vadkins.htm > > On behalf of Val, her family and friends, I'd like to thank you for > paying your respects. > > Sincerely, > > Cyndi Howells > Someone who benefited often from Val's wit and wisdom