>PERSI, name of index of historical societies throughout the > years....some library should have the collection...takes up > 5-6 shelves. The above is from my cousin in WA State who is a pretty good researcher.....and she say's she's never used these files. Another cousin said she had access to them for a week on Ancestry Com. and found tons of names....but didn't know how to access them. Has anyone ever seriously used these files and found any good information? Thanks in advance, xxxxoooo Louise King La Jolla, CA