In a message dated 10/27/97 2:46:10 PM, you wrote: <<I am mainly interested in the civil war area and how the small towns were affected. I am transcribing diaries and trying to research the feelings of the community to things like Lincoln's death, the war effort, feelings about emancipation, etc. Any info you could direct me to? Any local web sites other that the civil war web site? >> During the Centennial of the war, there were pamphlets published in Albany by the Commission for the Centennial regarding New York's role in the war. They are entitled "New York in the Civil War." You should be able to locate them through the State Library in Albany. I know that Hamilton Library in Clinton, New York has a set. Unfortunately, the Commission expired before 1965, so the last part of the war was never covered. Also, the old newspapers from the war years are always full of wonderful information. In many cases, men from the various units wrote home as correspondents to thier town newspapers. Again, the State Library in Albany has many of these papers on microfilm. Good luck! Kathy Dhalle