Charlene, Thank you for the whole story. The short version being that one Sarah Sullivan Ervin was a fraud, and simply manufactured "evidence" so her wealthy clients could get into the DAR in the early 1900s. She wasn't alone in that game. Not long ago, the DAR published a new guide, in which they strongly advice ALL libraries and genealogical societies and anyone else for that matter, to deaccession ALL of their lineage books. They came out with one last volume in 2003, but even now they advise to simply use their web site to verify ANYTHING in their database (which changes daily). The 2003 issue was in three volumes, and this is the MBW catalog entry for volume 1: "Volume 1 of 3 of the last-to-be-published hard copy index to DAR-recognized patriots. All previous versions should be discarded. The DAR does not intend to publish any future editions in hard copy. Instead, visit the DAR on-line library at http://www.dar.org/library/. Gift of Suzanne Collins Matson, Secretary, North Carolina Society of the DAR. " ------------- Mrs. Matson donated her copies to the MBW in 2010. I have deaccessioned the older ones though in checking our catalog I may have to take a 2nd look to be sure I purged all of them. This also reminds me to remove the ones at the NNVHS library in Montross, where I will be most of tomorrow. Those have not yet been entered into our catalog. (See next email). The DAR home page is http://www.dar.org/ Craig