Rhio: As per your suggestion, my brick wall still remains my great great grandfather Pleasant Walker Bingham. I haven't put him on this list because he lived in Logan County for a while. If it is OK. Then I will get the dates when he lived there ect. Thanks, Colleen

Looking for information about the Thomas Stevens family that was in Marion County from ca 1845 and died there in ca 1852. His son, Henry, married Margaret Adams daughter of Matthew Adams and Priscilla Catherine Wolf 6-4-1845. Trying to find exact date of Thomas' death and place of burial. I believe Thomas' wife, Margaret Sellers Stevens also died in Marion County shortly after they arrived in the area. Their daughter Eliza Catherine had married Davis Hudspeth before they left TN and found after they arrived in Marion County that he already had a wife and children in TX. Family legend says there was court action on this. Was he related to the other Hudspeth's in Marion County? There was also a son, Foster Stevens, shown on the 1850 census. Haven't been able to find him after that unless he was the brother who went to TX with Henry after Thomas' death and his other name was William or Billie.

I am looking for information on Ledbetters, going back from Lottie Ledbetter Vest, b. 1888. Her father was George Washington Ledbetter and her mother was Harriett Morris Ledbetter. They both died in 1888, the year she was born. George Washington Ledbetter's father was Jones Ledbetter and his mother Catherine Nation Ledbetter. I think that Jones Ledbetter's father was Buckner with the wife of Tabitha. I am interested in this family going back. Lottie Ledbetter Vest was my paternal grandmother. Linda Vest-Marquart hmarquart@yahoo.com P.S. I am currently corresponding with others who have ancestors who were siblings of my George Washington Ledbetter. Tabitha Jones who married my Buckner Ledbetter was supposed to have been 1/2 Cherokee. I am interested in that Jones family. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

For those new to the list I am searching the MARLER family in Marion, Boone and Baxter Co AR. They are all related to me one way or another. Mary Marler Winham

I am related to the Stephen Casey family. Stephen was born 1821 in Morgan Co., Tenn. he married Sarah Wilkins in 1840, I think in Newton Co., Ark. I have quite a bit on Stephen Casey but nothing on his wife SARAH WILKINS. All I do have is she was born in 1820 in Tenn and died 1867 in Marion Co., Ark. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. I'm also looking for family pictures, for my Album. Also searching McEntire, Keeter, Parker, Dodd, Strickland, of Marion Co., Thank you' Barbara McEntire

on 1/21/2001 4:28 PM, Mary Lynn Winham at mlwwaw@puma.sirinet.net wrote: > For those new to the list I am searching the MARLER family in Marion, Boone > and Baxter Co AR. They are all related to me one way or another. Mary > Marler Winham > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ In reference to this email. I am related to some Winninghams I think from that area.????? _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Being that this is a new year, a new century, and a new millenium, now might be a good time for all of us to post the families we are researching. How about those brick walls? How about those nagging questions we have been holding back? Surnames, spouses, dates, and a possible location will help all of us. Hopefully, we can help connect some of our families. We know they were all related to one another, don't we? <grin> For the benefit of NEW members to the list. Some might be confused with instructions on how to post to this list. Please, post all queries and information you have on your Marion Co., ancestors to the following address e-mail: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com This address is for both "List" and "Digest" modes. Hope this helps some who haven't yet posted a message. FYI: We have 182 subscribers! Rhio listowner

Here's some miscellaneous data that might be useful to you. MCAR 1870 census - Jimmies Creek Township. #5 Minerva Cain 29 KY. Arvilla 1 AR. Shelton Caine 19 KY. Lewis T Caine 18 MO. Thomas Caine 16 MO. [These last 3 could be brothers or nephews of her husband] #6 John Pangle 62 TN Elizabeth [McKeehan] 20 TN. and a bunch of kids. [Note: In Dade Co GA 1860 census] #29 Mary Starr 63 TN. Mandala (f) 20 MO. George 20 MO. Angeline Caine 11 MO. MCAR 1870 census - Sugar Loaf Township. Robert Casebolt 28 MO. Louisa 24 AR. MCAR 1880 census - Franklin Township. Robert Casebolt 38 AR TN IN. Minerva 39 MO MO MO James F 7 AR AR MO. Cassandra 6 AR AR MO. William 5 AR AR MO. "Cemeteries of MCAR" by Marian Burnes p 97: Amanda Pangle b 1856 d 18 July 1890 bu Fairview Cemetery. Infant son of J L & Amanda Pangle b & d May 1888 bu Fairview Cemetery. "Genealogies of MCAR Families 1811-1900" pub 1997. James Lafayette Pangle (son of John & Elizabeth [McKeehan] Pangle) b GA 3 March 1854 d OK 11 Dec 1931 m/1 Amanda Kane b 1856 d MCAR July 1890. He m/2 MCAR 6 Sep 1891 Martha Adeline King aged 19 of Kingdon Springs MCAR. In Jimmies Creek Township 1880, 1890, 1900. Children of James & Amanda: Louisiana "Lou" Pangle b Flippin MCAR 30 Sep 1880 m MCAR 30 May 1901 William Ambrose King (son of William Daniel/David & Mary Jane [McCracken] King) b MCAR 20 Feb 1881 d Wetumka OK 26 May 1958. Moved to OK; (daughter) Pangle (twin) stillborn; (daughter) Pangle (twin) stillborn. Ida M Treadway (daughter of William Jefferson "Bill" & Sarah Elizabeth/Jane "Sally" [Turnbo] Treadway) b MCAR July 1888 m MCAR 29 Oct 1916 Luther Crews b 1897 of Kingdon Springs MCAR. Alva Coleman Phillips Sr. (son of Thomas Houston & Hannah Ann [Duggins] Phillips) b Flippin MCAR 18 Oct 1920 d Arlington TX 21 April 1975 m Mavis Crews b Flippin MCAR 1924. Robert "Bob" Casebolt (son of Robert & Jemima [Sims] Casebolt) b MO April 1842 m/1 Louisa ___ b MCAR ca 1846; m/2 Minerva ___ b MO 1841. In Sugar Loaf Township 1870, 1890; Franklin Township 1880. Served in Co G of Green's AR Cavalru and applied for a pension 1907. Supplement to "Genealogies of MCAR Families 1811-1900" unedited, unpublished, not proofread. MARTIN V. B. LANTZ b MCAR 1844 d ca 1870 m JULIA A. STONE (daughter of G. W. Stone) b MO 1844 d bef 1880. Julia is a widow in Jimmies Creek Township 1870. Their children George Lantz 12, Lucinda Lantz 10, William Lantz 9 are living with their aunt and uncle George W. & Susana (___) Stone in Jimmies Creek Township 1880. Julia m/2 Joseph William Pace. This is about all I can offer from here at home. By the way, the MCAR 1880 census is online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion which is the MCAR web page. Look under Transcribed Records. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Gausnell <gausnell@wmni.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:18 AM Subject: CAIN/STONE/GILLILAND/EVANS/TEVERBAUGH/KEES/CASLIN/CREWS/CASEBOLT/ETC > This is a message I wrote for the Ozark Co, MO mailing list, but it applies to Marion Co people also, so I hope it is appropriate. > > James CAIN (b. 1781 in NC) settled in Falling Springs Twp, Ozark Co, MO in about 1843. He lived before that in Marion Co, Tennessee. His children were: Georgen W, James M, John S, Charles D, Sarah "Sally", Eliza, Lucinda, and Leward. James, Charles, Eliza, possibly Sarah and Lucinda came with him to Ozark Co. Eliza md. Robert GILLILAND in Marion Co, TN, they lived in Ozark Co. Lucinda md. ? EVANS. Sarah possibly md. ? KEES. > George md. Rebecca STONE, he and John both remained in TN, being prominent citizens in Sequatchie Co. > James M. md Amanda M. STONE, sister of Rebecca STONE. They were daughters of General William STONE of Marion Co, TN. > James M CAIN and Amanda M. STONE had these children: William S (b.1837-8 TN), Eliza (b.1840 AL), Polly or Mary (b. 1842 TN), James C (b. 1847 MO), Spencer C (b. 1850 MO), George W (b. 1852 MO). Wife Amanda died sometime after this and before 1860, and he md. Sarah STONE. Not sure which is the mother of the following children: Amanda M (b. 1856 MO) and Angaline (b. 1859 MO). > Apparently Sarah died in Marion Co, AR sometime before 1870 and James md. Minerva (possibly CASLIN). They had one child, Avarilla (b. 1869 AR). I believe she md. J. E. CREWS/CRUSE. James moved to Marion Co, AR between 1860 and 1865. He apparently died sometime before 1870 as he was not on the census, but I am not sure about this. > Minerva CAIN might have remarried to Robert CASEBOLT. 1900 census shows them with 2 grandchildren named CREWS, John M. and Mamie (Marie?). Could be children of Avarilla CAIN CREWS. What happened to their parents? > William S. CAIN md. Mary J. ?, they moved to Jimmie's Creek in Marion Co, then he was killed there in the Civil War, in 1862, fighting for the Confederacy. > Charles D. CAIN was Ozark Co Sheriff between 1858-1860. He md. in 1858 to Dorothy TEVERBAUGH, dau. of Job TEVERBAUGH. He, his brother James, and nephew William were in a lot of legal trouble from 1858-1865, as they are in circuit court records a lot in that period of time. I don't really understand what it was all about. If anyone knows anything about this, please contact me. I have copies of the records, but they don't explain much about what they did. It was "disturbing the peace of a family" and "felonious assault." These three men all died in the 1860s, as they are all in probate records. Would sure like to know more about what happened to them. Would like to know if they fought in the war and what regiments they were in so I can send for military records. > If anyone knows anything about any of these people, please HELP! Will gladly share what records I have. Thanks.

This is a message I wrote for the Ozark Co, MO mailing list, but it applies to Marion Co people also, so I hope it is appropriate. James CAIN (b. 1781 in NC) settled in Falling Springs Twp, Ozark Co, MO in about 1843. He lived before that in Marion Co, Tennessee. His children were: Georgen W, James M, John S, Charles D, Sarah "Sally", Eliza, Lucinda, and Leward. James, Charles, Eliza, possibly Sarah and Lucinda came with him to Ozark Co. Eliza md. Robert GILLILAND in Marion Co, TN, they lived in Ozark Co. Lucinda md. ? EVANS. Sarah possibly md. ? KEES. George md. Rebecca STONE, he and John both remained in TN, being prominent citizens in Sequatchie Co. James M. md Amanda M. STONE, sister of Rebecca STONE. They were daughters of General William STONE of Marion Co, TN. James M CAIN and Amanda M. STONE had these children: William S (b.1837-8 TN), Eliza (b.1840 AL), Polly or Mary (b. 1842 TN), James C (b. 1847 MO), Spencer C (b. 1850 MO), George W (b. 1852 MO). Wife Amanda died sometime after this and before 1860, and he md. Sarah STONE. Not sure which is the mother of the following children: Amanda M (b. 1856 MO) and Angaline (b. 1859 MO). Apparently Sarah died in Marion Co, AR sometime before 1870 and James md. Minerva (possibly CASLIN). They had one child, Avarilla (b. 1869 AR). I believe she md. J. E. CREWS/CRUSE. James moved to Marion Co, AR between 1860 and 1865. He apparently died sometime before 1870 as he was not on the census, but I am not sure about this. Minerva CAIN might have remarried to Robert CASEBOLT. 1900 census shows them with 2 grandchildren named CREWS, John M. and Mamie (Marie?). Could be children of Avarilla CAIN CREWS. What happened to their parents? William S. CAIN md. Mary J. ?, they moved to Jimmie's Creek in Marion Co, then he was killed there in the Civil War, in 1862, fighting for the Confederacy. Charles D. CAIN was Ozark Co Sheriff between 1858-1860. He md. in 1858 to Dorothy TEVERBAUGH, dau. of Job TEVERBAUGH. He, his brother James, and nephew William were in a lot of legal trouble from 1858-1865, as they are in circuit court records a lot in that period of time. I don't really understand what it was all about. If anyone knows anything about this, please contact me. I have copies of the records, but they don't explain much about what they did. It was "disturbing the peace of a family" and "felonious assault." These three men all died in the 1860s, as they are all in probate records. Would sure like to know more about what happened to them. Would like to know if they fought in the war and what regiments they were in so I can send for military records. If anyone knows anything about any of these people, please HELP! Will gladly share what records I have. Thanks.

This one is pretty funny >> )) >> >> >> >> >> > The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their >> > parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. >> > >> > The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell >>their >> > stories. >> > >> > Kathy said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of >>egg-laying >> > hens. One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on >>the >> > front seat of the pickup when we hit a bump in the road and all >>the >> > eggs went flying and broke and made a mess." >> > >> > "And what's the moral of the story?" asked the teacher. >> > >> > Don't put all your eggs in one basket!" >> > >> > "Very good," said the teacher. >> > >> > Next little Lucy raised her hand and said, "Our family is >>farmers >> > too. But we raise chickens for the meat market. We had a dozen >>eggs >> > one time, but when they hatched we only got ten live chicks and >>the >> > moral to this story is, don't count your chickens until they're >> > hatched." >> > >> > "That was a fine story Lucy." >> > >> > "Johnny, do you have a story to share?" >> > >> > "Yes, ma'am, my daddy told me this story about my Aunt Karen. >>Aunt >> > Karen was a flight engineer in Desert Storm and her plane got >>hit. She >> > had to bail out over enemy territory and all she had was a >>bottle of >> > whiskey, a machine gun and a machete. >> > >> > She drank the whiskey on the way down so it wouldn't break. and >>then >> > she landed right in the middle of 100 enemy troops. She killed >> > seventy of them with the machine gun until she ran out of >>bullets, >> > then she killed twenty more with the machete till the blade >>broke and >> > then she killed the last ten with her bare hands. >> > >> > "Good heavens!" cried the horrified teacher, "What kind of moral >>did >> > your daddy tell you from that horrible story?" >> > >> > "Stay the Hell away from Aunt Karen when she's been drinking." >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Mysty and All; Found this information surfing around last night: Source: Book:21 Page: Elizabeth CO.and State: Fulton Co. AK Miss Fanny Ledbetter Bride----Jesse Sullins Spouse 24 Nov 1897 Thelma

----- Original Message ----- From: <DRAINESSUTTON@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:47 AM Subject: Fwd: Misc Raines Info in Indain Territory > > > > Return-Path: <RAINES-L-request@rootsweb.com> > X-Original-Sender: DRAINESSUTTON@aol.com Mon Jan 15 07:34:16 2001 > From: DRAINESSUTTON@aol.com > Message-ID: <70.6ee5a38.2794726d@aol.com> > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 10:34:05 EST > Subject: Misc Raines Info in Indain Territory > Old-To: Raines-l@rootsweb.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows sub 29 > Resent-Message-ID: <de7b0C.A.-5H.4hxY6@lists7.rootsweb.com> > To: RAINES-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: RAINES-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <RAINES-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/41 > X-Loop: RAINES-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: RAINES-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Mary J. Raines married John w. Huckins oct3 1904 at Stigler[Haskill co.] > Molly Raines married James d. Morton dec 13 1903 at Howe I. T. > Ada Raines married wm. W. Shupert dec 17 1902 at Heavener I. t, > Mettie Raines married Wm t, metcalf dec 25 1904 at Walls I. T. > Mrs Nancy J. Raines married J.o.Day july 17 1904 at stigler I T. > Annie Raines married Flem Jones dec 13 1895 at enterprize I T > Tishie e. Raines [18]married G. l. Clifton [22]aug 28 1913 at Welty ok > witnesses W.e. Raines, Laura Voyles Rose Harth ] > Lewis f. raines [23] mattied Hattie Garen nov20 1915 at welty > [witnesses charley Nicholes and S.E. Wyrick] > Della Raines [18] married J.C. Taylor nov 20 1915 at Castle[witnesses > Jesse Hinkle and Minnie Taylor] > J. F. Raines [21] married Margaret Mitchell sept1 1908 at Welty > witnesses J.N. Raines and M.f. pipkins bond signed by L.N. Mitchell [father] > Cora Raines [17] married J.H. Joslin oct 121918 at castle [ dau of J.W. > and J. a, Raines ] > Hattie Raines [19] married Chester walker Sept 20 1920 at welty[witnesses > > gladys atchley and mrs walter atchley] Anderson Raines [23] married Iva > Burgess[18] feb 6 1931 at paden [witnesses Covey and ida Holman] > Samuel Raines [26] married Gertrude norman !-21-1939 at castle [witnesses > Lillie and Roy Albright] > Iver Raines [20] married thelma Imogene Thatcher 3-2601940 at castle [son of > J.f. raines witnesses alma stanford and lincoln lohner > Spring hill cem howe ,okla > Infant dau of joe and vada raine > ============================== Hello I live near Welty, OK and I knew some of these Rains people. I knew Jessie T. and Margaret Rains and their children. Mr. and Mrs. Rains are buried in the Welty Cemetery. Jessie T. Sr. was born 14 October 1886 and died 9 December 1965. Marget E. born 30 March 1891 and died 8 May 1977. They have a son, Orval Gene Rains born 25 March 1927 and died 20 April 1976. Orval is buried in the Welty Cemetery. On the Welty Cemetery list there is a Lillie Margaret born 22 Oct 1894 and died 6 February 1983. Thomas Jefferson Rains born 22 November 1889 and died 24 October 1940. I don't know who this is. I do know that Sam Rains, J. T., Sr. (Tom) and Margaret's son, who married Gertrude Stout Norman died in 1956 and is buried in Highland Cemetery in Okemah. I don't know if I can remember all of the Rains children but I will attempt to name them. Jack, Ethel, Orval, J. T., Jr., Bill, Sam and Iver are at least some of the kids. J. T. Jr., lives at Okemah and Jack lives in Oklahoma City. Ethel is married to Warren Baker. Bill lives in Mobeetie, Texas. Bill's grandson, Wade, is a deputy sheriff in Okemah. I don't remember who was inquiring about this but if I can help you, let me know. Velda Jo Bradley Castle, OK

For those of you who are close enough to go - remember, the rest of us will be with you in spirit & wishing we were there! ~gina~ Visit my homepage at http://hometown.aol.com/ginaburningsky/myhomepage/business.html

Gina, when James Johnston gets the web page about the North AR Ancestry Fair up and running, there'll be a list of places to stay in the area. Lots of folks make this almost an annual sabbatical. You wouldn't believe the states evidenced by vehicle license plates - OK, TX, CA, VA, NJ, PA, NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, WA, KY, and more. Some stay with kin, some bring motor homes, some stay at resorts. And when not at one or more of the Fair functions, you'll find them digging in courthouses, tramping thru cemeteries, surging around libraries, talking with anyone they can corner. It's one of the most amazing long weekends I've ever experienced. And *everyone* is having a blast. It's well worth the trip from wherever so mark you calendar for next year. It's always the first weekend in June. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ginaburningsky@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 8:43 PM Subject: Re: The Fair > For those of you who are close enough to go - remember, the rest of us will > be with you in spirit & wishing we were there! ~gina~

Thank you very much Rhio! I think I will definitely try to plan on going. Sounds like somewhere I might learn a lot. Appreciate your taking the time to explain. Connie Kays

Hi Connie, Seems like Mysty beat me to it. Actually, most of you could beat me to it as I am on the Digest list. It takes a bit longer to reach me than individual messages. The explanation came from Mysty, not me. Since our own Gen Soc. will be there, Mysty knows more about what happens in AR than I do. I'm up here in WA State. Thanks Mysty! Appreciate it. I hope those of you who do go, will share it with the rest of us.

Reta, Yes, there is a searchable data base at the Rootsweb. Please go to the following URL and select the state, surnames or other keywords. http://lists.rootsweb.com/ ALSO: There is ton to search at the following URL. http://searches.rootsweb.com/ I hope this helps some others on the list. Rhio listowner

Received word of this recently, and thought it might be of interest to members of this list. And Rhio says it's OK to post it. It's merely for your information so please don't clutter this list with a lot of commentary. If you want to chat about it, please do it off list. The General Assembly has a bill before it which would allow adoptees to view their original birth certificate at the age of 21. The bill is HB1057 and has been referred to the Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee. It is on the agenda of this committee to be heard again on Thursday (18 January 2001) at 10:00 a.m. If you are a resident of Arkansas and have any comments, pro or con, regarding this bill, please send a short email to the legislators listed below. It doesn't have to be long - just a sentence or two will do. tsteele@arkleg.state.ar.us jlendall@arkleg.state.ar.us rminton@arkleg.state.ar.us swomack@arkleg.state.ar.us dhaak@arkleg.state.ar.us bscrimshire@arkleg.state.ar.us mcreekmore@arkleg.state.ar.us msteele@arkleg.state.ar.us jjudy@arkleg.state.ar.us drackley@arkleg.state.ar.us SRodgers@arkleg.state.ar.us You can follow the progress of this bill at http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/2001/scripts/ablr/bills/bills.asp?billno=HB1057. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com

In a message dated 01/16/2001 11:23:04 PM Central Standard Time, ARMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > It also takes up a lot of space in the > archives because all of our messages are archived for future > researchers. > > Rhio, Saw your post on the html language. But what caught my eye was that > the messages are archived for future researchers. Is this a searchable > database and is it on roots web? Very interested. > > Thanks, > > Reta >

Connie, not real sure about some of the other ancestor fairs around the country, but this North Arkansas Ancestor Fair is designed strictly to share. Individuals bring their family histories and share them, societies bring their source materials and share them, speakers explain the how-to's of research in North AR. Copy machines are set up so folks can take home copies of whatever they want. Individuals and societies as well as commercial vendors have all sorts of research materials for sale - census, marriages, cemeteries, county histories, Civil War lists, newspaper extracts, obits, tax lists, family histories, etc etc. You learn about the various societies - county, Civil War, Trail of Tears, genealogical, historical, family, etc. You learn about web pages. You meet the most extraordinary and diverse bunch of people you can imagine. And it's all free (just a small charge for lectures you'd like to hear). Depending on all sorts of vagaries like weather, there are usually 300-500 in attendance. Some of the societies I'm almost positive will be there are Searcy Co, Marion Co, Boone Co, Stone Co, Carroll Co, Newton Co, Baxter Co, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Trail of Tears, and bunches I can't think of off the top of my head. Absolutely nothing is structured about it except the times that speakers will be sharing their wisdom. (Guess that's why it's called a fair instead of a seminar <grin>) Folks come from all over the country - not just North AR - to share - to give as well as receive. Contacts for further research are boundless. You don't even have to leave to get lunch - food, coffee, snacks, soft drinks are all right there all day. Hope this gives you an idea of what this ancestor fair is all about. It's lots of fun, exhausting, and simply crammed with information. Wouldn't miss it for the world. So long as you're researching in the general area or north-central Arkansas, or if you just want to make contacts and learn more about how to research Civil War or courthouses or getting started or American Indians or whatever, this would definitely be of benefit to you. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <kaysie13@webtv.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:24 AM Subject: RE: Fair 2001 > Rhio, as still pretty much a newcomer to genealogy, (4 years), could you > give me a small idea of what is done at these fairs? I am close enough > that I could probably attend, but am hesitant to spend too much of my > small genealogy financial allotment, if I'm not sure it would be of > benefit for someone as new as me. Are these geared more to gen. > societies or what. I sure would appreciate some advice from someone > who's been doing this longer. > Thanks, > Connie Kays