i'll add my two cents. i was there two years ago, looking for the same book. Book "F" has apparently vanished, even tho A,B,C,D,E,G,H, etc, are, (or were then), there, albeit out of order. No one seemed concerned, and i was asked several times by (paid) employees of this courthouse, what an "indigent soldier" might be, and what war this list might be referring to. i'm sure my disgust and frustration were apparent. i was almost in tears. my 16 year old daughter and i spent the rest of the afternoon searching--they seemed happy to stay out of our way, since my request for the missing book had taken them away from the computer games which were evident at every terminal. the next day the curator of a nearby museum (and VERY dear, helpful, lovely lady), just shook her head when i told her of my experience--seems the ineptitude at that particular courthouse is common knowledge. and Book "F" has been missing for quite some time.. hope i didn't offend anybody, but i've been to a LOT of courthouses, and this one is certainly a lesson in the "Zen of Genealogy". carrie --- Carol Thompson <twister@pokynet.com> wrote: > > In God We Trust > > One of the most difficult county clerk's office > I've ever been in for > getting copies, etc. Just have to push a little > harder. > C.T. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy Matthews" > <nlmatthews@ritternet.com> > To: <ARLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 7:04 AM > Subject: Re: [ARLAWREN] LOOKUP/Families of > Confederate Soldiers in Lawrence > Co. > > > > It's there. Someone just didn't want to get > off there duff. There is also > > getting to be a number of the books that they > have that they no longer > make > > photo copies from. > > > > Nancy Matthews > > nlmatthews@ritternet.com > > Nancy's Lawrence County Corner > > http://users.ritternet.com/nlmatthews > > Genealogy Society of Craighead County, > Arkansas > > http://www.freewebs.com/craighead_genealogy/ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sheri Lynn Tuck" <stuck@uark.edu> > > To: <ARLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 08:26 AM > > Subject: [ARLAWREN] LOOKUP/Families of > Confederate Soldiers in Lawrence > Co. > > > > > > > I am needing someone's, anyone's help with > a list of indigent families > of > > > Confederate Soldiers in Lawrence Co., AR in > 1862. There is a Nancy > > Mathews > > > who has a website and she has transcribed > this list from Book F and she > > > says that the Circuit Court in Lawrence Co. > in Walnut Ridge, AR has it. > I > > > have called the Circuit Clerk's office and > they tell me they have never > > > heard of it, never seen it, never heard of > her, and didn't find it when > I > > > asked them to look for it. I even spoke > with the County Clerk's office > > and > > > they didn't have it either. I am wanting > to get a copy of the actual > page > > > that my ancestor is listed on with his > family. If anyone can do this > for > > > me and go and physically check on this > book, I would greatly appreciate > > > it! Please e-mail me privately and I will > tell you my ancestor's > > > information and such. 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The folks at Powhatan Courthouse, which is the museum, are so very helpful. I spent a day there a couple of years ago and they just went out of their way to help me find materials - especially the lady who is a trained genealogist. Catherine carrie wrote: > > > the next day the curator of a nearby museum (and > VERY dear, helpful, lovely lady), just shook her > head when i told her of my experience--seems the > ineptitude at that particular courthouse is > common knowledge. and Book "F" has been missing > for quite some time.. > > hope i didn't offend anybody, but i've been to a > LOT of courthouses, and this one is certainly a > lesson in the "Zen of Genealogy". > carrie