A valuable contributor to genealogyEditor:On Wednesday, Nov. 10, you ran a very comprehensive article about the genealogy department at our Wayne County Library. Unfortunately, although the article was very good, whomever you interviewed neglected to mention the "roots" of the department.This should really be done, as in genealogy we all search for our "roots" and we treasure them. When I began my search back in the early 1970s there was a little, older lady who sat for hours on the mezzanine every Thursday, and I found I excitedly looked forward to Thursday because she was an encyclopedia of information about genealogy.She was Faye Grunder, a name familiar to anyone who did genealogy in Wayne County back when it was really hard to do. This was before "Roots" and Alex Haley, and most definitely before computers. We spent an enormous amount of time writing letters and always enclosing a SASE for a return reply and we all learned "the rules" from Miss Grunder.The books were few, but her knowledge was vast, and the library was so fortunate to have her. She taught us how to find things we desperately needed to research a "branch," she taught us where to find such things, and she delighted in our successes when it all fell into place.She was a spinster and she gave many years of her life to the library, working in different branches, different departments under different directors. But she was respected by all, and anyone who began their family search during her time at the library was a very fortunate person. She was my friend, my mentor, and we need to remember her valuable contribution to Wayne County genealogy.Bonnie KnoxWoosterMany helped Doylestown food projectEditor:Please join us as we thank our community for supporting the Doylestown Community Food Cupboard project during the month of November. All contributions, large and small, make a difference.Working with this year's food drive, there has been a rebirth of appreciation for each other. It's been inspiring to see the efforts of the community as we sorted the 23,918 donated items.To make the event even more exciting, the businessmen and individuals have donated $2,134 to keep the shelves stocked for the coming year. We were able to help 106 families for Thanksgiving, and will be preparing for as many for Christmas.We would like to take this opportunity to thank the students from all of our schools and their teachers who helped motivate them; the businessmen for being so generous; the Lions and the American Legion for the perishable items and their help with packing and delivering the food; the churches within the community, with a special thanks to the Doylestown United Methodist Church for providing space for the cupboard to operate throughout the year; Carl Dulin and the youth groups; Penny Hetsch and the Leo Club members; Rob Marshall and his students; Tony Lindeman for all his help; Helen Keller for keeping the financial records; all of you who gave of your time and energy to help hundreds of persons you will probably never meet.We give thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this community project which provides for our neighbors in need. Betty and Bill LongcoordinatorsDoylestown CommunityFood Cupboard
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