Houston County Researchers: How many of you are planning to visit the Houston County courthouse in Perry, GA this year? 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. Knowing beforehand, the time period that you are searching, and which record books coincide with that era, can be quite a time saver. You can take a quick look thru all of the record book indexes, and then make a list of which pages you want to copy at the courthouse, or order the microfilm for when you get home. Copying the pages from the old record books at the courthouse, is not an efficient operation. The copy machine is usually busy, and it can be very time consuming to carry and situate the very fragile original record books on it. Do any of you have any special tips for doing your research at courthouses, archives & libraries? William A. Mills ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.