Nalora thanks for the information on where to check the other Indian tribes rolls. Do you perchance know if the LDS are going to microfilm the county documents in Atoka county of which someone on the list spoke about how the records were in a basement just going to waste and were being eating by rats annd mice? Peace, Slimey ====================================    Message From: vashti@theshop.net (Nalora) Date: Sat, Mar 25, 2000, 5:29pm To: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] "Reservation" Reply to: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com You can check most of the other Rolls at the Oklahoma History Center or at an LDS FHC. I am not sure if the LDS have ALL the various microfilms of the other tribes, but I know they have many. Right now the LDS is working in several counties here microfilming county documents. I have personally done some extensive searching through most of the rolls of the Iowa, Pottawatomi, Sac/Fox, Shawnee and Kickapoo at the OHS, and have seen most of the others there. The Iowa were very interesting. I have their roll here at home somewhere. It was so small I just made a copy of it. There were only 80 of them. Nalora

Hello, The county records have been microfilmed by the LDS. I don't know if it is all of them but I would say that, at least, Atoka, Jacks Fork, and Blue seem to be complete. Many others are there also but I have not looked at those closely. You will find them in the ' Subject ' file (fiche) box under the name of the Nation. As for the Choctaw Nation... most are written in English. Others are written in Choctaw and some are written in both languages. Those of you who have not found this treasure chest will probably be very surprised by the wealth of information found in the Subject file. While your there be sure to check out the ' Locality ' file under both the United States and Oklahoma (or any other place of your ancestors). These places are broken down by subject but I always urge people to scan through ALL of the fiche because often the subject you have in mind is not the same subject they had in mind. If you are looking for a book... did you know the LDS has microfilmed 6,000,000 of them? These can be found under the ' Title / Author ' file. In my lectures I call these 3 files "The best kept secret at the LDS, FHC." All 3 are together in a small file box, usually stuck over in a corner. Ask a volunteer to direct you. One more little hint... each volunteer is usually there only one day a week. Some of us have more experience in one area of research and some in another. When you are there, ask which day a volunteer, that would best be able to help you in the area that you are interested in, will be there. Good luck!!! Yours truly, David, on the Central Coast, California, USA At 06:52 AM 03/26/2000 -0600, you wrote: > Nalora thanks for the information on where to check the other >Indian tribes rolls. Do you perchance know if the LDS are going to >microfilm the county documents in Atoka county of which someone on the >list spoke about how the records were in a basement just going to waste >and were being eating by rats annd mice? > >Peace, >Slimey

Thanks David! I am not an expert on the LDS FHC's since most of my research is done at the Oklahoma Historical Society. I am aware, because of my own enlightenment when I first began doing family research that for those who do not live in the State of Oklahoma (and even those who do, but do not live near enough to the OHS) that there is usually an LDS FHC nearby where there is access to most of the microfilms available at the Archives. One must realize that to the Latter Day Saints the idea of genealogy is not just a hobby, but a spiritual and religious imperitive, so they are very good at collecting the records of our ancestors in their repository, and are also (at least in my experience) very helpful as far as their volunteers go. One must be patient in the smaller FHC, as the volunteers are few. But patience pays off in great reward for genealogists using this wonderful resource. Nalora

At 06:52 AM 3/26/00 -0600, you wrote: > > > Nalora thanks for the information on where to check the other >Indian tribes rolls. Do you perchance know if the LDS are going to >microfilm the county documents in Atoka county of which someone on the >list spoke about how the records were in a basement just going to waste >and were being eating by rats annd mice? I would have to check my past "Mistletoe Leaves" Newsletters to know exactly where they are, right now. But you know, you could always write them and ask them about it. By the way, you get a copy of Mistletoe Leaves Newsletter and the quarterly publication "Chronicles of Oklahoma" when you join the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is not that expensive to join, and the Chronicles alone are worth the price of membership. Nalora