Hello, I send this to the Wayne County, IN list because Susan Kendall may have assisted some of you in your search for your ancestors. We have found that her touch spanned many states and even reached over into Europe. Quoting from my earlier message to the Darke Couty (DCO) list: "For those of you who may not have heard, the Darke County Ohio genealogical research community has suffered a great loss in the death of Susan Kendall on Friday, April 22. Susan was a tremendous asset to those who were searching in Darke and Preble counties, sharing from both her private research collection and that of the Preble County District Library where she has served as Director for the past 24 years. The DCO list ( DARKE-OH-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ) will be collecting donations [through May 14th] to give to the Susan Kendall Memorial Fund in Susan's memory. These donations will be presented as a single donation from the online research community. If any you would like to join with us, please e-mail me [mailto:jane@dcoweb.org] for further instructions regarding how to participate. And most certainly, if you would like to make a private donation in her memory, please do so. Her obituary stated: "In lieu of flowers, her family requests memorial contributions to the Susan Kendall Memorial Fund at the Preble County District Library, 450 South Barron Street, Eaton, Ohio 45320- 2402." We are also putting together a collection of tributes and memories of Susan. If you would like to participate in this, please e-mail your sentiments to [mailto:jane@dcoweb.org ." ----------------------------------------------- This page has now been opened at: http://php.ucs.indiana.edu/~jetorres/Susie.html If you have interesting in adding your sentiments, we welcome you to do so. In her capacity as Library Director, Susan guided the library to become a shining example of what a rural county public library system can become. Susan also had an intense interest in genealogy and a great capacity for sharing her own information and helping others find information. Through her guidance the Preble County Room was created and has grown to become a wonderful genelogical research center. She was the perfect combination of Librarian/Genealogist. Thank you, --Jane Barr Torres