Laura, I can check at the I receive about 200 emails a day. Without the prior email or copy of the message I have no clue as to what I am supposed to help you with. I hope you understand. Just send the message back with the original information and I will try to help as much as I can. [email protected] CA Room next Monday and see if I can find the information or some of it for you. Let me know. Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:41:06 -0400 From: Laura Dussault <[email protected]> Subject: [CASONOMA] John Raymond Simmons Lookup To: [email protected] Does anyone have access to the following? Looking for information on John Raymond (J.R. Simmons) in the following: Title Guerneville Early Days Author Schubert pg 212 Handbook and Directory of Napa, Lake, and Sonoma Counties - 1874 pg 191 Publication 979.41 Also John Raymond and Elizabeth Simmons in: Amended Index Sonoma County Homestead Declarations 1860-1920, Sonoma County Genealogical Society Does the court house still allow lookups in the original Homestead Declarations books? How would such a lookup be obtained? I am new to Sonoma County research so I thank you for any information that you can provide. Laura