Hello all... I've created a new feature on the Mon Valley History and Genealogy site. I call it the Special Collections - a place to submit your ancestors hand written notes, from scrapbooks, diaries, letters, bibles, or journals, etc. The link is on the sites Main Page. A great example of the type of info to be found here was submitted by Teri Hewitt. The Scrapbook of Avarilla Bell Hess, hand written notes between 1899 and 1930, contains many familiar surnames from the site and this mailing list. It included 4 of my grand parents, and about 8 aunts/uncles. The first submission from Mrs. Hess's notes contains 282 entries. Thanks to Teri for sharing. One note about submitting material: Please be certain to submit only material that does not infringe on the privacy of living individuals, and also keep the material limited to genealogical or historical subjects. A handwritten letter about a persons travels in the 1860's is fine, but it would be best if grandma doesn't find out that your mom didn't like her brownies afterall, online :-)! -- Thanks Mike Donaldson, Bentleyville, PA (mdonald4@bentcom.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Valley History and Genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/ Mon Valley: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318/ My family gedcom: http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com - Mail mode PAMONVAL-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode Bieneman / Bienemann Rootsweb Mailing list Bienemann-L@rootsweb.com - Mail Mode Bienemann-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode