There is discussion on the table about reprinting the Slope Saga originally produced in 1976. The discussion is that there would be a three volume set of the book for about $80-$100 and also an electronic edition on CD for about $60. Is there any interest out there for new copies of the book?

Our family would be interested in the CD version....price being the basis of the decision.

I'm attempting to determine if the Velma (Lamb) Stowe referred to in the Slope Saga is a relation. If so, I would be interested in a copy of the book. Any idea where I can get more information? Thank you kindly, Joy

I would be very interested in a reprint, and particularly in a CD version of it. My son, now 22 and not yet interested in geneaology, is descended from the Getz family.

ABSOLUTELY!!!!

And if anyone has a copy out there that he or she would like to sell or donate to Clayton Library in Houston, Texas, let me know.

Well after much inquiring and talking to many people in the Slope area, apparently there is some argument about how owns the original book copyrights. Apparently three people were in charge of putting the book together, but when it came to being published they could not raise all the money to pay the publisher. So the county paid the bill and hence the book was published. So now the argument is who owns the rights to it, the county says they do and the one living person of the three says she does or has transferred the rights to the museum in Bowmman, ND. Not being sure of who would give the permission to republish, the project is just sitting. Needless to say due to petty bickering, this valuable piece of history may vanish. I still have my copy and am willing to do lookups for whomever wants them done.

I don't have a copy I can donate as I only have my own delapitated one!! I posted an update to this replied to my original post.
Allison

If the compiler and the county could sit down and negotiate, maybe a reasonable deal could be worked out between them. When our library first tried to locate this book, we were told that 2500 copies had been printed and had been sold as far away as Europe. The Bowman museum and the county clerk receive many requests for a reprint. It may be wishful thinking on my part, but if the two parties could get together, the book would be made available for a lot more people.
Thanks for your response. Keep us in mind if any additional copy surfaces.

Would be interested in the pages which mention Rossings.

My mother was co-chairman of this committee. She is still alive and well and was quite surprised when she read the county owned the copyright. These ladies pre-sold books and their own investment inorder to get the Slope Saga printed and published. The local paper let these ladies use their office after business hours to set up the pages. It is a terrific book. My sister and I refer to that year as the year we "lost our parents to the past" as they researched information and made personal contact with family members all over the United States through many phone calls and letters. Many of these people were very cooperative in sending their family history.