At 02:23 PM 3/1/99 -0800, you wrote: > >--WebTV-Mail-247933453-180 >Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > >Jan, I thank you much for the book ID. And the offer to do lookups. Are >there any references to the BINNEYs and the BISSELLs? If so, I may >agree that I should order a copy. My particular interests are the DOD's >and burial sites of HERMAN(HARMON) and MARY BISSELL and the >naturalizations ot the BINNEYs. I have other info on those families if >you or others need it. By the way, I'm working up a plan to visit the >area for the first time this summer to see what their and your country >looks like. Any suggestions? Robert -------------------- Going to Macoupin? This may help a bit. If you have more than one day, do see other area attractions. I kept this from helping Marianne last year or so. One day of research in Carlinville any week day. Have your list of needs with dates ready. Take a notepad and some small post-it types so you can mark pages you want listed in an index or from a ledger itself. Go to the courthouse, block east of the square. Magnificent old building. Walk up the long flight of steps n or s of bldg or go in a bottom floor doorway in what I would call basement and walk up or take elevator to main floor (maybe called second floor - maybe someone can correct me on the elevator buttons). County Clerk's Office on Main Floor. South end hallway, last office on east side. At least meet Anne Easton and if you meet the County Clerk tell him Anne needs a raise. If you need a marriage, old birth cert, that is where it is. If they aren't overwhelmed with "right now" work, they will probably make the copy ($7) right on the spot for you. You can search the ledgers yourself (use the post-its to mark the pages). The indexes/ledgers are right behind Anne's desk. Tell them what you are looking for and they will point you to or drag the ledger down for you. Do most of your own research work of the ledgers and try to stay out of the workers way. Then off to the Circuit Clerk's Office north of the County Clerk's office same side hallway. Takes more time than the County Clerk's Office especially if you want copies of any probate (estate) (court case) type records. You search the recorded and index ledgers yourself (ledgers are more complicated than in the county clerk's office to find yourself the first time) and if you find something original you want, oh boy, the boxes are at the ceiling and you might stand out in the hallway and holler for some strong person to help you. That isn't too far off because I haven't known them to get the boxes down for you. You prob won't get copies on the spot (prob have to be mailed but can get costs - $1 a copy) because they are extremely busy with now type court cases and the copies may be many if you find an estate or court squabble by your ancestors. Note: If you have a will you need, it doesn't necessarily have to come out of the boxes where all the original papers are. They have hand copied the old wills in a ledger. You got deeds you need then off to the Recorder's Office - this office takes more time than the County Clerk's office but less than the Ckt Clerk's office. The old deed index ledgers if they haven't been moved are right up front in the office. Post-its to mark or notepad write down what you want from the ledgers. The copies may/prob not available on the spot. Not first, but if you have time, take the self-guided tour (pick up your walkman-leave returnable deposit at the County Clerk's office - better get your research done first) - leave some time for the library (time running out, may have to fast forward the walkman, you need to be out of the courthouse by 1 or 2 pm <g>). If you remember when you are outside of the courthouse, look south across the street and the old jail built at the time of the courthouse, abt 1860's, is still there. We called it the White Rock Hotel when I lived there and it was in use. Head back to the square, southeast corner/south side square, look for "Book Shelf" store. Run in, ask, no time to browse, for the Macoupin books. They usually stock the Cemetery books, History books, old Atlas, Hicken's Civil War Book, and others for Macoupin. I needed about $100 the first time in the book store, well, maybe a little more. You are starvin'. Easiest for me to say, is on the way to the Library below, going off the square north about a block or two look east/right, Jubelt's Bakery and Restaurant would be the quickest. Of course, if you want to take the time, Hardees, McDonalds, Dairy Queen, are in the area. Need Walmart, off the square west, keep on truckin' across RR tracks, then abt an eighth to quarter mile look to right/north. Out by Walmart in a little strip type mall is a good pizza/italian place called Nicks. Off the square north a few blocks watching on west side of road for the library (Mon.-Thu. 2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Fri. - Sat. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). In order first, Genealogy room, first run thru the file cabinets for any file with your family surname - use the post-its. Gotta page number of an original census sheet for Macoupin you just gotta have, ck the microfilm holdings for census and other types of resources, oh, area newpapers for obits (hopefully, you have experience from the LDS FHC threading the microfilm reader - oops may not have a copier on their reader?? do have a reader). Then the shelves, grab the books you need copies from, use the post-its marking on post-its the page numbers. Ck the time. Take the stack of material with post-its to desk for copying if you aren't allowed to do the copying yourself. Oh, forgot, if you find a lot of stuff to copy you want, better have an extra $100 or so with you for that purpose. If that had been my first time for one day, I could have easily spent that and more for copies, etc, especially with the $7 per cert and $1 each page. Hopefully, you will have a husband or 2nd party with you that you can kinda boss around. Like, "look in that ledger/book for ?" and "make me a copy of this." Take you a month to go thru all the goodies when you return home. There are other places in Carlinville to see and do but for one day of research the above is what I would advise if you have a list of research which needs to be done. Maybe some others can throw some different suggestions out for your day of research in Carlinville. For area touring, visit Carlinville Community Chamber of Commerce site at: http://www.carlinville.com and Town-Square at: http://www.town-square.net/ Gloria