I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Steven Stymiest. I am 46 years old, retired USAF and live in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I have been researching my family history since 1986. My main research is in the South Dakota counties shown below, as well as New Jersey and New York and Canada. These web sites have become a hobby. I have just received a book on inter-library loan named "Black Hills Ghost Towns". This information will be online shortly for the South Dakota Ghost Towns web site. This book contains information on approximately 600 towns/locations in the Black Hills area. I am the coordinator for the following South Dakota Pages: Kingsbury County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wizardnc/kingsburysdahgp.htm Lake County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wizardnc/lakesdahgp.htm Miner County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdminer/ South Dakota Land Records at SDGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdland/ South Dakota Pioneer Letters at SDGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdletter/ South Dakota Ghost Towns at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdghstwn/ The Wizard's Realm Owner/Webmaster (since 1986) http://www.wizardsrealmcentral.com I am also the coordinator for the following sites that may be of interest to some: York County, South Carolina at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~scyork2/ South Carolina Ghost Towns at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~scghstwn/ Orphanages at ALHN http://orphansalhn.bravehost.com/ Saving Graves South Carolina http://www.savinggraves-us.org/sc/ ALHN is the American Local History Network and AHGP is the American History and Genealogy Project. I would like to invite you to visit and participate in all of these web sites. Help us preserve our history and heritage. What is Saving Graves? Saving Graves is dedicated to providing leadership, education and advocacy in preserving and restoring endangered and forgotten cemeteries. State and county websites are volunteer operated. Volunteers are need for all states & counties. For volunteer information, go to http://www.savinggraves.org/about/volunteer/. For any other questions on Saving Graves, please check out: http://www.savinggraves.org/about/mission.htm. Thanks again for this opportunity. Hope to see you in your internet travels. Steven Stymiest Saving Graves South Carolina Coordinator Saving Graves York County Coordinator South Carolina Ghost Towns Coordinator York County, South Carolina Coordinator Orphanages Topic at ALHN Coordinator Miner County, South Dakota Coordinator Lake County, South Dakota Coordinator Kingsbury County, South Dakota Coordinator South Dakota Pioneer Letters Coordinator South Dakota Land Records Coordinator South Dakota Ghost Towns Coordinator The Wizard's Realm Owner/Webmaster (since 1986)