Absolutely wonderful information! Do you know if they might have online search capabilities? Stubby Tate Marietta, GA TATE/KING/COX/FOSTER/SPAIN/YARBROUGH (and a host of other names) FINCH64@aol.com wrote: I would suggest that you travel lightly. A notebook to take notes and a writing utensil is about all they will allow in the genealogy room of the library which is kept under lock and key behind a closed door. Anything extra will require storage in a locker they will provide. I don't know if they have a lock for you as well. I suspect they do. My cousin's wife was required to put her purse in a locker and I don't believe she brought a lock with her so the library must have provided her with one. One rainy day I had my notebook inside of a plastic bag to keep it dry. I had a few descendants charts and other loose reports inside of the notebook cover. The librarian told me I could take the notebook inside the library but that I would have to store everything else in a locker. I told him that it was only a plastic bag and only the notebook was inside. He said then that it was okay once he realized that is all that I had with me. I showed him the few reports and other loose papers inside the notebook and he said it was okay to take those into the library as well. I merely folded up the plastic bag and put it in my pocket. The library has a policy of turning on the heat the first time the weather gets cold in the autumn and turning on the air the first time the weather is warm in the spring. And just like the military they don't turn it off once they turn it on. So I would suggest that cold-blooded persons (like yours truly) take a sweater or light jacket to wear at this time of year when visiting the library. It can often be a bit chilly in that back room. You will be required to fill out a form every time you use the materials in the genealogy room. Just general information: name, address, phone number, driver's license # or library card # (if you have one for the Cullman library). They will give you a key so that you can leave the room to get a drink, use the bathroom, etc. In my next post I will tell you what you will generally find in their collection which is quite a good collection in my opinion. Barry Jernigan Murfreesboro, TN GGG-grandson of Daniel H. Young, (b. 1814 Davidson Co, TN > Madison Co, AL > Winston (later Cullman) Co, AL. d. there 1878. bur in Jones Chapel Cem. Jones Chapel) GG-grandson of John Wesley Young of the 1st AL Cavalry (Union) (Madison Co, AL > Winston Co, AL (died of smallpox in a hospital in Decatur, AL during the war, his body prob. cremated there) Great-grandson of Adolphus "Dolphus" Ervin Young (Winston (later Cullman) Co, AL > Jefferson Co, AL Grandson of Zora Belle Young and Frankie William Jernigan of New Castle, Jefferson Co, AL ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHEAST-PIONEERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Stubby Tate Marietta, GA Fund Raising Specialist http://knowledgeonline.youravon.com/content/external/intro/wrapper.htm --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.