I wonder if the LDS has ever gone in and copied any of these records? Linda Jacksonville, FL ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Michelle Jones" <maj10@comcast.net> To: gaemanue@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2010 6:14:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Emanuel County Historical Records I visited Swainsboro courthouse a few years back and was taken to the back room where these records were kept.  It was horrible.  They were thrown, pages ripped out, bindings broken, etc.  Prisoners were brought in one day to wax the floor and they hit the bookcases and books toppled on the floor, they just threw them back up on the shelves.  I asked for a copy out of one of the books and the lady practically broke the binding on the copier machine. Needless to say I was horrified and I told them so.  I was told, Nobody cares what happens to those books, they stick and are a thorn in our sides. I was staying at a bed and breakfast and I spoke to the owners about this.  It saddened me to the point of tears.  The man said he would try and get it in the local newspaper, but that none of the historical societies had stepped up and tried to do anything, and usually that was the way to get it done.  I guess reading this, they never did.  I spoke with the archives in Atlanta, and they said if someone offered them the books they wouldn't take them - they had too many now to try and copy on microfilm.  It seemed to me nobody was willing to help.  Very sad indeed and such an injustice in my opinion.  Michelle Jones Emanuel County GaGenWeb http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message