Pam, I have been told that the Neva Lomason Library has a good genealogy section. I have not been able to get there yet. Susan is right about the food at the Maple Street Mansion (770-834-2657) and I have heard nothing but good things about the Maple Street Inn (770-214-8950). Of course, like most towns we have a lot of fast food, but we have good food at some nice restaurants also. On Adamson Square (center of town) is a restaurant called Pearl's (770-830-9795) that I've heard is very good. If you like Italian, Valentino's (770-836-1799) is very good. If you like Mexican, there is the Lazy Donkey (770-834-6002) for Tex-Mex style or for regular Mexican food, you can't beat LaFiesta (770-830-0620). If you would like to try some Southern catfish, Top O' The River in Anniston, Alabama (about 40 miles West) is excellent and Captain Billy's Fish House (706-675-3183) in Franklin, Georgia (about 20 miles South) has great seafood, Southern Style. A new restaurant has opened in Carrollton called Camelot. I have not been there yet, but intend to try it soon. For Chinese food, I recommend Evergreen Chinese Restaurant (770-836-8136) in First Tuesday Mall. I just noticed that the Bradley St. Fish House is open or soon to be opened (770-838-1111). For bar-be-cue, you can't beat Billy Bob's (770-830-1217). I know there are other restaurants in Carrollton, but I can't think of them right now. If you don't like these restaurants, there are others in Douglasville (about 20 miles East) including a Red Lobster, Chilis, Japanese food, etc. Hotels in the area include a Holiday Inn Express (770-838-0508), Days Inn (770-832-1290) and Best Western (770-832-2611). These are located at the Highway 166 by-pass and Highway 27 South (Not Highway 27 Alt). When are you planning on coming? From where are you coming? If you have any other questions, contact me. Cecilia GACARROL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > GACARROL-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 73 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [GACARROL] Re: GACARROL-D Digest V [Kaarel & Susan Hamersky <heidi@loo] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GACARROL-D, send a message to > > GACARROL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. 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No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: research trip to Carroll County > > Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 00:24:12 EST > > From: Ptm2754@cs.com > > To: GACARROL-D@rootsweb.com > > > > I'm trying to plan a research trip to Carroll County. I've never been there. > > Does anyone out there have any good tips? Are all the records in the > > courthouse or is there an annex or some other place where older records are > > stored? Is there a library with a good genealogy department? What about > > hotels? > > > > I'll be trying to find the names of the parents of my gr-gr-grandparents (and > > anything else about them): > > > > John Hale GIPSON (or GIBSON), aka: Hails GIPSON, b: June 1849 in Georgia, and > > Mary DEAN, b: 1860 in Georgia, m: January 16, 1870. > > > > They were married in Carroll County in 1870. Still there in 1880. In 1900 > > they were in Heard County. Not sure after that. Don't know when they died > > or where they are buried. Have nothing on them prior to marriage date. Have > > very little information on them at all. > > > > Their granddaughter (and my grandmother) will be 90 in January. She never > > knew any of her grandparents. Grandma is really enjoying my family search. > > I only wish I had started this years ago. I'm trying to find as much as I > > can for her before she's gone, too. > > > > Any information will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Pam > > Pam: I don't know the answers to your other questions, but if you > happen to be in the neighborhood of Carrollton, I'd like to recommend > the Maple Street Inn for your stay. It's a wonderful bed and breakfast > in the 1910 home of my great uncle John Appleton Mandeville. The inn is > graciously run by Jim and Marlene Uglum. If you're looking for Southern > hospitality and something distinctive from a chain hotel, give them a > call. 770-214-8950. Address is 338 Maple St., Carrollton, GA 30117. > Rates as of July, '99 (which is when our family stayed there) were > $69-89. > > And as for a unique restaurant, again in Carrollton, right across the > street from the Inn is the Maple Street Mansion restaurant, which is in > a 3-story Victorian home, built in 1890's by my great-grandfather Leroy > Clifton Mandeville. Again, if you're in the Carrollton area, and want > something unique to the locale, you might be interested. Food was > excellent. > > Sorry I can't help on the other matters...we were only visitors there > ourselves. Good luck with your search! > > Susan Patton Hamersky > Woodland Hills, CA