Debbie, I would like to butt in here about the fishing for your husband. Southern Illinois has a lot of fishing areas. Rend Lake, Crab Orchard Lake, Little Grassey Lake, Devils Kitchen lake, just to mention a few. All would be within easy traveling range of wherever you stay close to Harrisburg, Saline County. Jim At 10:44 AM 2/21/01 -0600, you wrote: >I wish I could help you but I would suggest going going to the State of >Illinois page, Saline County for some answers. Probably a phone call could >be more help. Good luck. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Debbie and Jeff Woolard" <dwoolard@keynet.net> >To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 10:04 AM >Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Need some research info > > >> Hi everyone, >> I need some info about the Saline County Courthouse's policies regarding >> mail in requests for info and when you show up personally. >> Do they perform searches for you if you give an approx. date? Or do you >> need to know exact information? >> >> I was told that there is a $2 fee for records before 1900 from the County >> Clerks office, but what about records after 1900? What is the fee then? >> >> Also, for the Clerk of Circuit Court, do I mail my request to same address >> as the County Clerk's? Some counties use different P.O. Box's for these >two >> offices. And does anyone know the fees? >> >> Finally, I'm planning on going to Saline County to do research in the next >> couple of months (my husband wants to go fishing). Do they allow you to >> search the records yourself or must you fill out a form, pay a fee, then >> wait for the one item like some counties are going too? >> >> Any help anyone can give me on doing research with Saline County in person >> and by mail would be much appreciated! >> >> Debbie Woolard >> Surnames: Abney, Croach/Crouch, Crockett, McIntire/McIntyre, Pankey, >Ryan, >> Smith, Stepter, Wise, Woolard >> >> >> > >

My husband lived in Saline County for a few years with his first wife back in the '80s which is why he is willing to take me on a research there (even though its his family I'm researching<g>). When his father moved back to Saline County after many years absence, my husband moved next door to him when he was laying brick in Southern Illinois. Of course, when he got a divorce from his first wife, he decided to move back to where he grew up, Kankakee. So needless to say, he's really looking forward to fishing there once again! He keeps on asking me to find out if there is any freezing on the ponds and lakes. Hint, hint... <VBG> We are even going to make a detour to Massac county to do some research for my side of the family, so he'll get in lots of fishing! Debbie -----Original Message----- From: James R. Griffin Sr. [mailto:jrgsr@shawneelink.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:36 PM To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Need some research info Debbie, I would like to butt in here about the fishing for your husband. Southern Illinois has a lot of fishing areas. Rend Lake, Crab Orchard Lake, Little Grassey Lake, Devils Kitchen lake, just to mention a few. All would be within easy traveling range of wherever you stay close to Harrisburg, Saline County. Jim At 10:44 AM 2/21/01 -0600, you wrote: >I wish I could help you but I would suggest going going to the State of >Illinois page, Saline County for some answers. Probably a phone call could >be more help. Good luck. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Debbie and Jeff Woolard" <dwoolard@keynet.net> >To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 10:04 AM >Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Need some research info > > >> Hi everyone, >> I need some info about the Saline County Courthouse's policies regarding >> mail in requests for info and when you show up personally. >> Do they perform searches for you if you give an approx. date? Or do you >> need to know exact information? >> >> I was told that there is a $2 fee for records before 1900 from the County >> Clerks office, but what about records after 1900? What is the fee then? >> >> Also, for the Clerk of Circuit Court, do I mail my request to same address >> as the County Clerk's? Some counties use different P.O. Box's for these >two >> offices. And does anyone know the fees? >> >> Finally, I'm planning on going to Saline County to do research in the next >> couple of months (my husband wants to go fishing). Do they allow you to >> search the records yourself or must you fill out a form, pay a fee, then >> wait for the one item like some counties are going too? >> >> Any help anyone can give me on doing research with Saline County in person >> and by mail would be much appreciated! >> >> Debbie Woolard >> Surnames: Abney, Croach/Crouch, Crockett, McIntire/McIntyre, Pankey, >Ryan, >> Smith, Stepter, Wise, Woolard >> >> >> > > ______________________________