Hi,Can anyone tell me the what's, where's, & when's of doing research in Coosa Co AL. I am driving down this week. What about motels/hotels, courthouses, archives, and libraries?Hope this order is not too large.Sam WestLumberton, NC _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
Hi Sam and all, I thought I'd send this to the group. Do you all know the best place to do Coosa Co. research, other than the courthouse, is at the B.B. Comer library in Sylacauga (Talladega County)? Carolyn Luttrell, who died in the 1970s, did extensive work on Talladega and Coosa counties and it's all housed in the genealogy room at the library. You can look in the card catalog, which is on line at http://www.sylacauga.net/library but I love to just stand and scan the shelves. Most of the books themselves, however, are not indexed. When you see a book that interests you, you'll have to go page by page to see if your family is mentioned. There are a lot of family histories, copies of the census with notes on individual families, deed extracts, etc. Nelda Vogel is the librarian most familiar with the collection, and can do limited research for you if you call or write. How much time she can spend on your request depends on how busy she is at the time. I can research the collection, but since I have a lot on my plate, I couldn't do it for free. Gotta get that last child out of college. I can't afford to take much time away from something that does pay. ;-) The Coosa Co. courthouse is on Highway 21 in Rockford. To get to the Sylacauga library, simply travel north on 21 about 20 miles. It'll be on your left in downtown Sylacauga. Can't miss it. I promise! You'll come down a nice tree lined street, come to a red light with First Baptist church and parking lot on the right and the park and post office on your left, go through the next block with Rite Aid and a bank, FNB or something, and the library's on the next block. There's plenty of parking in the back. It's a temporary location while the old library is being remodeled and expanded. They should be back in their permanent location after the first of the year. It's on Highway 21 also, just a few blocks down and on the right. Just before the railroad tracks. The only motels nearby are in Sylacauga and Alexander City. I'd go for Sylacauga since you need to hit the library here anyway. The motels are on Highway 280 which you'll go under when coming in on 21. Or you can go west at the post office and that road (Ft. Williams) will take you right into 280. Nothing's hard to find in Sylacauga. LOL I think I'd recommend the Jameson Inn. There's also a bed and breakfast on Broadway (Highway 21). There's not a sign in front and I can't remember the name right now. Ben Carlton also had a large amount of research notes on Coosa Co. I don't know where his work is now. Probably with the Coosa County Historical Society which I know nothing about. Maybe someone else on the list knows? Wanda Craft Coosa Co. families: Hagan and Brewer Antiques, collectibles, vintage and new jewelry, and decorating ideas http://www.snapdragonantiques.com "If everything's under control, you're going too slow." Mario Andretti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:09 AM Subject: [ALCOOSA] RESEARCH IN COOSA CO AL > Hi,Can anyone tell me the what's, where's, & when's of doing research in Coosa Co AL. I am driving down this week. What about motels/hotels, courthouses, archives, and libraries?Hope this order is not too large.Sam WestLumberton, NC > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > ==== ALCOOSA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Coosa Co., AL > mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > [email protected] or if you are on the Digest > list to [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >