The early Arkansas records stored at the Powhatan Courthouse [Lawrence Co., the mother of all AR counties] have been moved while the courthouse/museum is being renovated. Apparently, there has been a recommendation not to move them back - but to move them to an unprotected area. Read about it here: http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.asp?ID=10173 Division of State Parks, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism One Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 1-888-287-2757 (V/TT) info@arkansasstateparks.com Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Email Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D- AR) 202-224-4843 202-228-1371 http://lincoln.senate.gov/html/webform.html Senator Mark Pryor (D- AR) 202-224-2353 202-228-0908 http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/ Representative Marion Berry (D - 01) 202-225-4076 202-225-5602 http://www.house.gov/berry/zipauth.shtml Representative Vic Snyder (D - 02) 202-225-2506 202-225-5903 http://www.house.gov/snyder/contact/email.htm Representative John Boozman (R - 03) 202-225-4301 202-225-5713 http://www.house.gov/writerep/ Representative Michael A. Ross (D - 04) 202-225-3772 202-225-1314 http://www.house.gov/writerep/  Pass this info around to the other mailing lists you are on, and let's see what we can accomplish!! If you have ancestors in Arkansas, you have a responsibility to your ancestors to voice your opposition on this!! Let them see that they have opened a can of worms that will not go away until they do the right thing!! Lanita in MO