The president's proposed budget for 2006 eliminates the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the only grant-making body in the federal government with a focus on archives. This should be of interest to all of us, as an invaluable national resource for our research. Please visit this website and sign the petition: http://www.savearchives.org/ Katherine Dick Benbow County Coordinator, Guilford County North Carolina USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncguilfo/index.html