>>> A new twist, most counties I went to, all I could do was fill out a form >>> and was told a volunteer will be in a couple of days they will look it >>> up and mail it if found, I paid $12 per request up front >>> non-refundable.<< Sounds like you are due for a trip to the big Family History Library in Salt Lake City! They have all of the county records on microfilm. You can take five rolls at a time and spend +12 hours a day cranking away. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_collection.asp Print out all of the records that you want to look at before you leave home. You can always send money for a certified copy of a record if you need it.....or be happy with a photocopy. Carole
You might try Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I was told they have records east of the Mississipi. I have been there. It is a hudge library. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Hammond" <carole.hammond@comcast.net> To: <ilsangam@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [ILSANGAM] Ancestry.com >>>> A new twist, most counties I went to, all I could do was fill out a >>>> form >>>> and was told a volunteer will be in a couple of days they will look it >>>> up and mail it if found, I paid $12 per request up front >>>> non-refundable.<< > > Sounds like you are due for a trip to the big Family History Library in > Salt > Lake City! They have all of the county records on microfilm. You can > take > five rolls at a time and spend +12 hours a day cranking away. > > http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_collection.asp > Print out all of the records that you want to look at before you leave > home. > > You can always send money for a certified copy of a record if you need > it.....or be happy with a photocopy. > > Carole > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILSANGAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.0/439 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 > >