Hey folks. A while back we did a roll call of folks on the list to see what branches of Cowan everyone was working on. I would like to where people on the list live as well. It might be helpful to know who has access to certain records repositories, cemeteries, etc. If you make regular trips to other areas that might be of interest, or work in a job where you have special access to records or tools, you might list that as well. To start things off, I live in Nashville (technically Antioch) TN, and have access to the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA). I am a frequent visitor to Tullahoma, Coffee County, TN, and a less frequent one to Franklin County. My wife works in the town of Franklin, Williamson County, TN. I am a grad student at MTSU in Murfreesboro,TN, but as my coursework is complete and I am just working on my thesis, I do not get down there as often as I did in the past. I also make trips a few times a year to various TN counties to check on the condition of cemeteries. I currently work for the Grand Ole Opry Museum doing archival work (a temporary(?) position) and manage a church archives and special collections, but I also have worked for several other local archives and museums, including TSLA, and have some knowledge of their collections. The Southern Baptists and Disciples of Christ both have major archives here. There is a Methodist archives for the Tennessee Conference UMC as well (I serve on their commission.) I am familiar with some of the county archives in TN, and will say that they vary greatly in quality and scope of their collections. Jim Havron "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." -- Douglas Adams (If you forward an email, please delete all names & addresses in the header to protect them from being added to Spam distribution lists.)