Billy You should do a web page about researching. It would be so good and many of the ideas that you have would be applicable to other county courthouses in Georgia. Last year, Sandra and Darien and I researched at Bibb, Houston and Jones County courthouses. It would have been wonderful for us to have a checklist. Maybe someone in Houston County would be willing to assist you with putting up a web page. Or maybe you could do an HTML course. You sure have some wonderful ideas. Gaila snip The reason that I am asking, is that I am considering compiling a Courthouse Research Checklist to make your research trips more efficient. One of the main things to keep in mind when going to any courthouse or archives, is this: It is always best to search the records that haven't been microfilmed yet, and those which are exclusive to that particular courthouse or archives.