1) Has anyone contacted the historical society in MN to see if they would be interested in purchasing the ledgers? 2) If we can get 35 other people to contribute, I wouldn't mind spending $10 to see these get a good home. BTW, I spent some time yesterday at an unsual little shop in Seattle and I don't even know the name except that's connected by a strange assortment or corridors to the Rialto Movie Poster Shop (on Main between 1st and Alaskan Way) next to Emerald City Guitars. They had tons of scrapbooks, old photos from the 1800s (including a bunch of civil war original tin types @ $45 each). For $50 I could have purchased a scrapbook giving the history of the DAR chapter in Bellingham, WA. For $30 I could have had a 1895 school atlas (not detailed enough for what I wanted). They also had old post cards and yearbooks, phonebooks, city directorys, etc. Has anyone ever been to this shop? I can safely say one could spend a day in this shop and still not see everything. Two people left with two boxes full of scrapbooks while I was there. Maudeen@bainbridge.net Book Reviewer -www.Amazon.com Under the Covers http://www.silcom.com/~manatee/utc.html Genealogy surnames: WEATHERLY, INMAN, NEELING, CAMERON, SWIFT, CHASE, HAUSER, ARNEY, ROARK, BLAIR, CRAWFORD, PURCELL, HAZLETT, HAISCH, WIPF, MILLIGAN, Locations: Guilford Co, NC, Owen Co., IN, Marshall Co., IA, Medina Co., OH, Kossuth Co., IA, Cecil Co., MD, Chester CO., PA Washington Co., PA, Clayton Co., IA, Warren Co., NJ, Luzerne Co., PA -----Original Message----- From: Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen <waughtel@oz.net> To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 8:43 AM Subject: Re: Ledgers News!! >My sentiments exactly. They should have gone to the Historical Society in >their area. > >And while we're on this subject, I have several of the fire proof >binder/ledgers that Commonwealth Title used for many years stashed in my >basement. Anyone for takes?? No innards, just the binders only. >Antoinette >waughtel@oz.net >http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/savannah/252/homepage.htm > >John Wm Sloniker wrote: > >> On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen wrote: >> >> > Why hasn't anyone contacted a clerk of St Louis Township, MN and see >> > why they are out here?? >> > Antoinette >> > waughtel@oz.net >> >> Though my only interest in MN is the I-90 used to get to Wisc, I know >> the answer to that. Or, at least part of it. >> >> In Baraboo, of Sauk Co, Wisc, they finally microfilmed their old books. >> >> I don't know their method of disposing of the old books but I do know >> that they ended up with a local historical group. That method would be >> the key to this problem. >> >> Another problem created in the process; the microfilm isn't kept in >> Baraboo. I now have to travel an additional 75 miles to Madison, WI >> for viewing those records. >> >> John >> P.S. Next time you see the Ringling Bros. circus, think of Baraboo, WI >> >> *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====* >> # John Wm Sloniker <johnwms@serv.net> Seattle, WA # >> *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====* >