I agree with Mary and Barbara. I searched for the ancestors of my paternal gg grandfather, Henry H. (H. H.)Brenton for 20 years, and was finally able to link him to a Henry Brenton from Gallatin Co, KY, thanks to the CCGS records of cemeteries they have walked and transcribed. His headstone today is crumbling and illegible, but 20 years ago a member of the CCGS recorded what it said. If she had not done that I someday would have gone to MY grave, still not knowing for sure that the man from Gallatin Co, Ky was my gg grandfather. Don't let the library's small size and out-of-the-way location fool you: it contains more genealogy information per square foot than most big libraries. Mike Brenton

While I am looking for alternative means to finding my ancestor information, has anyone been to the archives in Tara Haute, IN (or have they moved)? I understand they are comparable to the Mormon records in Salt Lake City, Utah- only closer. My Cole kin moved from Westmoreland County, PA to Clay County, IN after the 1850 census. My Mom and sister live in southern Indiana, so I can manage to get up to Clay County during family visits. PA would be a bit cumbersome, especially with traveling back and forth daily to Jeffersonville. But, I've been known to do stranger and less wise things... I will try to access the libraries online to obtain their Thanksgiving holiday routine. Mary, have you been to the National Archives Southeast Division in East Point? It has been over 5 years since I was there. I was amazed that they have the WW1 draft cards for the south eastern states for you to look through. I would have thought they would have limited access to these- the only records pertaining to the draft. Perhaps the access is more tightly controlled now. After listening to people (on NPR) who have been to the Library Of Congress and had to wear gloves in security controlled rooms to look at the various archived materials, I assumed the process would be similar at the National Archives. In retrospect, we should be honored that the National Archives has enough faith in the ordinary citizen to entrust our national treasures. I'm looking forward to this Thanksgiving week in Indiana. Thank you for your suggestions, Lisa McCratic

I would be interested to know if you have Richard T. Cole who lived probably in Vigo or Clay Co. around 1916? Marie -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:06:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [INCLAY] Additional possibilities- Tera Haute archives While I am looking for alternative means to finding my ancestor information, has anyone been to the archives in Tara Haute, IN (or have they moved)? I understand they are comparable to the Mormon records in Salt Lake City, Utah- only closer. My Cole kin moved from Westmoreland County, PA to Clay County, IN after the 1850 census. My Mom and sister live in southern Indiana, so I can manage to get up to Clay County during family visits. PA would be a bit cumbersome, especially with traveling back and forth daily to Jeffersonville. But, I've been known to do stranger and less wise things... I will try to access the libraries online to obtain their Thanksgiving holiday routine. Mary, have you been to the National Archives Southeast Division in East Point? It has been over 5 years since I was there. I was amazed that they have the WW1 draft cards for the south eastern states for you to look through. I would have thought they would have limited access to these- the only records pertaining to the draft. Perhaps the access is more tightly controlled now. After listening to people (on NPR) who have been to the Library Of Congress and had to wear gloves in security controlled rooms to look at the various archived materials, I assumed the process would be similar at the National Archives. In retrospect, we should be honored that the National Archives has enough faith in the ordinary citizen to entrust our national treasures. I'm looking forward to this Thanksgiving week in Indiana. Thank you for your suggestions, Lisa McCratic