Hi, I just wanted to thank everyone who gave me directions and information for my research/anniversary trip to Oklahoma. While I did not get to go every place I wanted (esp. OK Hist. Society Library) I did find a lot of good information. I also learned that I will never again take my husband into another courthouse for the rest of his life. No matter how much he promised not to complain..... well some of you will get the picture. I'm also 5 1/2 months pregnant and couldn't lift the books so I had to have him do that. He got really tired of looking for names without any guarantee that they'd be there. We were in OKC on the anniversary of the Bombing, so went to the Murrah building which affected us more than we expected, especially me. We also went to Potawatomie County, visited the Citizen Potawatomie Nation (my husband is a member) and Wanette Cemetery. Then on our last day we went to Sulphur in Murray County and spent some time there. I will say this about my wonderful husband. TWICE in two largish cemeteries, he walked straight up to the headstones of the family (his side) that we were looking for. It would have taken me most of the day to flip coins to decide where to go, but he went straight to it. He's never been there before in his life. We found Connally, Gierhart, Melott, Norsworthy, Nowlin and Deen/Dean that we were looking for. If anyone else is researching any of these names in these counties, please let me know. Also, we stayed in Norman at the La Quinta Inn & Suites on Ed Noble Parkway. (It was a good neutral central place for OKC and Shawnee) and loved it. It was very nice and respectable price. Shelly Henley Kelly Galveston TX