The family history center on Fletcher Avenue is OK...its kind of small though. To be honest, I haven't been able to use them very much....the census for Hillsborough are not indexed that I've been able to find and the microfilm copies are hard to read...I don't think Hillsborough was too interested in using completely literate census takers early on. The staff though are incredibly nice, but they are a rotating staff...or last time I checked....so you may not always have someone in there that is knowledgeble about the collections or knows how to work the computer programs. You just kind of have to go there when you have a list of items you would want to look for and then go down the list. It could prove to be a wasted trip if you only go there with one thing to look for. Also, they have age restrictions....leave the kids someplace else. Kathy in FL mamkmm2@prodigy.net My Articles: http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_by_tag.gsp?auth_id=708702 http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/reg/register_topic.gsp?auth_id=708702 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loretta" <latherto@email.msn.com> To: <FLHILLSB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 12:22 AM Subject: [FLHILLSB] Martinez Everywhere! > Kathy, > I feel your frustration. Everywhere I turn there are Martinezes, Garcias, > Perezes, and Dominguezes. Its worse than Smith! > Then there is the two name problem--sometimes my relatives listed themselves > with their father's name and sometimes with their mother's. I get so > confused that I don't know if I'm coming or going--looking for a father's > name or a mother's name. > And not being able to get information from Cuba is simply torture! > I am hoping to find a few new leads with the Martinez y Ybor Factory--but I > have a feeling that early employment records are scarce. > I actually have two Martinez lines--one is my paternal great great > grandmother and the other is my aunt by marriage--I haven't really pursued > her line, but it is an old Tampa family actively involved in politics and > Spanish culture in this area. > Good luck in your hunt -- have you been to the Family History Center on > Fletcher? > Loretta > > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >