Ted and I were in the Hayneville Courthouse, Lowndes County, Al., recently, and it was such a shock to see how the old records are being handled there. Precious original very old notes from fathers to the courts giving daughters, and sometimes, sons, permission to marry were just stuffed into a small envelope inside a large notebook. The notes are yellow and worn. These papers are priceless and should be preserved. Anyone could just walk out with them. I wish I could go back there and volunteer to preserve the records. Something NEEDS to be done soon. Freda Subj: Re: [ALCONECU] Conecuh County Alabama Courthouse Date: 6/6/2005 2:13:53 PM Eastern Standard Time From: YukiYama2 To: southernborn55@hotmail.com Do you know how and where the records have been stored? I hope great care has been taken with the old records..they are fragile and important as they are sometimes the only remaining documentation that genealogy researchers can get. Unfortunately, in one GA town where I have done research, the old records were placed in garbage bags to be moved and "temporarily" stored in an attic of a public building...some were deemed trash and thrown out ...others remained but without being retrieved, forgotten and not cataloged. A group is trying to salvage them as they have been found and are deteriorating with their age and being so fragile. Much historical documentation has been lost forever. We will never know what all went on in this local for much of the 17 and 1800's. Carol Forney -- Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones.