I am planning to come to Cartersville on Thursday of this week (May 25th) to visit the Genealogy Library. I know nothing about this area, and very little about researching. I just started my genealogy trek this past November, and am hooked! A family member who has been doing this for years provided me with lots of great info on the John J. Smith family (born in 1798/died 1873) from Cass/Bartow Co., GA, as well as "many" of his descendants. I know that he had 22-24 children from 2 different wives(Adlaide Spurlock and Elizabeth Cordeman) (supposedly 12 each). I am reasonably sure they were in Cass Co. by the 1840 Census, and definitely by the 1850 Census. I know that John J. Smith was born in SC, and I have been given the name of his parents as William and Winnie, but with no proof. I know that there was a will, but I have not seen a copy of this will, and don't know how to go about finding it (I should have a copy of it after Thursday, but it is supposedly incomplete). So far I have met several "cousins" on line, each with similar information. I also have a copy of some "research" done back in the 70's by a Josie Smith of Cartersville. I also know that a Mrs. Appling of Cartersville has done some previous research in this family (Mrs. Belew of Cartersville?, provided me with phone/address to contact her). All of my research so far has been by internet, census searches, and a "few" books on Cass/Bartow that are in my local library. I want to make good use of my time on Thursday, and would like some help to point me in the right direction. I admit I don't know much about library research, and this is my first attempt outside of my own library here in Alabama. What resources should I look at while there? Newspapers, books? (or can I possibly get the Bartow Books sent to my local library through the interlibrary loan program?) Thanks in advance for any help you can give, or just point me in the right direction to someone who can. Sincerely,Melanie Capps (ggg-granddaughter of John J. Smith)