Its not directly related to the ART book, but everyone needs to read – and then read again – Jerry’s last paragraph above. We all could probably do a better job of making sure the material we have collected over a lifetime continues to survive after we are gone. Its not a particularly uplifting topic to contemplate, but take the time to at least give your family some written direction – its a gift to them that they will appreciate during a very stressful time. If your collection is massive, give some general guidance about what is really important to transfer to MPHS, what might best be given to a local historical repository, and what should be auctioned, sold, put on ebay, etc. In the meantime, participate in getting some of your “one of a kind” files scanned by MPHS, its truly a win-win arrangement.

Bill Pollard