last month I gave a tour of various industrial and historic sites in the Youngstown, Ohio area in conjunction with a Society for Industrial Archeology symposium. We had three van loads of people and just basically drove down public highways and stopped at various sites of steel mills and I gave a brief explanation of what happened at these various locations. I tried to give an overview of the extent of the industrial activity in Youngstown by showing historic photos of these sites and telling antecdotes about some interesting events that happened there. It seems that this tour was well liked by all participants, and many people came away from it with a much better understanding of the steel mills that once lined the Mahoning Valley for ten miles. I started thinking about offering this tour on a regular basis, perhaps a couple days a week or by appointment, and adding stops at a couple local museums and other historic sites, and making a half day "Exploring Youngstown's Heritage" tour. I would like to know if this sort of thing is done in other areas, and how successful they have been. How are those tour programs set up and run, what do they charge, how are they advertised etc. What liabilities are we exposing ourselves to by driving a dozen or so people around in a van all over town. Could anyone help me out? Rick Rowlands JBFPA, Inc. Youngstown, OH