You misunderstood, or I wasn't clear... Some local libraries contain the same books located in Historical Society Libraries. If you have the name and authur of the book, then go to your local library (not Hisotrical Society) and asked them to check for the book at other locations across the country (inter-library loan). I couldn't check out a book at my local Historical Society, but I found a copy of it at the local history room of the city library. They too, do not allow books to be checked out. So, I then had the reference desk at the city library to check other libraries across the country, and within weeks I had a copy to take home. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Eroch25@aol.com To: WEEKS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:59 PM Subject: Re: Descendants of Francis Weeks, Oyster Bay, L. I. - BOOKS Janeyt, That doesn't work here. The Historical Society does not inter-state loan with any library out of state on reference books. Thanks for the input. Eartlene ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237