(l to r) Nan Baker (Board), Dick Smith (Carrizo), Betty Smith (Curator), Susan Stone (Administrator/Librarian)

Historical Society research requires lots of photocopying--whether it's unique and fragile source documents, one of the thousands of reference books in the collection, or compiled original research in a surname file. The faithful copier that had been in use for a decade recently broke (shortly after the service contract could no longer be renewed!), and in a time of continued funding shrinkage there was no budget to replace it. Thankfully, Carrizo Oil and Gas and Reliance Industries Ltd came forward to sponsor a new copier--and even more amazingly, they also donated an amount to cover replacing the main floor copier, which is equally old. Of course we will keep using it as long as possible, but now we can rest easy knowing that there's another one waiting in the wings. We appreciate the generosity and support of both companies!