I am fairly new to genealogy and last year I set forth with Bible history and family folklore to discover what I could. In Jan I went to the McAlester Court House to find an IT marriage record. They sent me next door to the Pittsburg County Genealogical and Historical Society. It is a small operation full of all kinds of records, books and help. I left with the copy of the record and met a cousin who worked there. We were both researching the same surname. A double blessing. Address is 113 E. Carl Albert Parkway McAlester, OK 74501- 5039 Tel #918-423-0388 Some info they have : `1896 IT and Tobucksy County Census ,1900 Choctaw Nation census, Probate Records, Cemetery Records, Funeral Home Records. Indian records of all kinds. Books and info on surrounding counties and States. Too much to list. They sell books with the above info. It was well worth the visit. Oh!!! and nice patient volunteer help. I was very new and very confused with genealogy. Cyndi in CA