>From: "Elizabeth Lawrence" <lizabeth@over-land.com> >Resent-Sender: GOLDSEEKERS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >Hi Trail Fans > >I have added a new page to my site entitled: "Sidetrips along the Trails." > >It is not complete, but there's one "sidetrip" that I thought many of you >would enjoy. It's a "Grandmother's Letter" written by the Research Curator >at the Churchill County Museum, Fallon Nevada. > >You can view the "Sidetrips" page at: >http://www.over-land.com/sidetrips.html > >And a plug for the museum: The Churchill County Museum is an incredible >facillity at Fallon along Highway 50 in Nevada. For some of you that are >searching for records of ancestors traveling the California Trail, crossing >the Forty Mile Desert, and ending up in the gold fields or heading north to >Oregon, there should be something at this museum that would be of value. >They have newspapers, records, etc dating from the early 1860's, and will do >"free" research for you, if you have specific requests. The museum is open >every day, with no admission charge. Here's a link to the research >information for the museum: >http://www.ccmuseum.org/Programs/research.htm > >From that page you can naturally see what else the museum has to offer. > >As more information is added to the "Sidetrips" page, particularily specific >to Oregon/California trails, and travels through Wyoming, Idaho, and Nevada, >I will let you know. > >Thanks! > >Liz > > > >