Just like old St. Nick, I've come down your chimney with hopefully a load of goodies for all the boys and girls doing research in Richland County, WI. Rummaging through my sack, I spot a package with a big red bow. On closer inspection it appears to be the long awaited - Town of Orion - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wirichla/chap28.htm But wait, I seem to spy another package for the good folk of Richland - hmm, it appears to be, can it be the - Town of Akan - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wirichla/chap19.htm - apparently so! Well I seem to be about ready to move on when something tells me to take another look in my sack - and what to your wondering eyes appears but - the Town of Richwood - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wirichla/chap30.htm Still the sack isn't empty, so again I dive into the sack and pull out even more stuff - this time it is a 1/2 of the Town of Richland - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wirichla/chap29.htm - the biographies are yet to be completed. Turning the sack inside out, one last package drops out - it is inscribed - 'Index.' - apparently the index of the Richland County history - contributed some time ago by a reader. You may find this 'index' under the history section on the web site. My sack is empty. I do wish to each of you as stated previously, a very blessed holiday season. Tim Stowell