Peggy, You've probably already searched the Elkhart County genweb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ The Indiana room of the Goshen public library would be a good first stop. Most of Elkhart County's cemeteries have been surveyed, and the library has these publications, as well as vital records indexes, old newspapers on microfilm and lots of other goodies. "Courthouse" records are located both in the courthouse and at the county archives, about three miles northeast of the courthouse. You'll want to start with the courthouse, because they still have lots of the records, and in some cases, they have the indexes you'll need to get the drawer and vault numbers needed to access the files at the archives. Elkhart County Archives - Call Sam at 574-535-6668. Be sure to call ahead, as the archivist's duties take him away from the building on a regular basis. You will need cash or money orders for either the courthouse or the county archives ($1 per page for copies) If you get through all this, there's also the Elkhart County Historical Museum, 304 W. Vistula, Bristol, IN 46507, phone: (574) 848-4322. They also have a lot of the old county records. (Take Indiana 15 north out of Goshen. When you get to SR 120 in Bristol, turn left at the light. The museum is in the former Bristol High School.) Type(s) of Repository: Business, Museum, Government, Historical Organization, Library, Nonprofit Organization. Hours: Sun. 1:00-5:00 p.m.; Tues. 6:00-8:00 p.m.; Wed. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Fri. noon-3:00 p.m.; and by appointment. The collections include archival and manuscript collections relating to the history of Elkhart County from 1830 to the present. Besides official public records, there are various business records, personal collections, newspapers, and photographs. Happy Hunting Sally K. INELKHAR-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > INELKHAR-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 20 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Cemetery info? ["Peggy Straughen" <bpstraughen@day] > #2 Marriage Records ["Debby" <ddoud3674@hotmail.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from INELKHAR-D, send a message to > > INELKHAR-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Cemetery info? > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:03:23 -0400 > From: "Peggy Straughen" <bpstraughen@dayton.net> > To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com > > I am new to this list, but I am coming to Elkhart Co. (Goshen area) on > Thurs.-Fri., May 13-14 to do some research on my Ritchey / Ritchie and Lear > / Leer ancestors. I understand they are buried in the West Goshen Cemetery > and I want to visit there. Where is it in Goshen and how do I get there? > Also, is there a map of burial plots, so that I don't waste too much time > wandering around in search of my names? > > Anybody have any good ideas of places to go besides the County courthouse? > All help greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > Peggy in Dayton > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Marriage Records > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:47:55 -0400 > From: "Debby" <ddoud3674@hotmail.com> > To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello! > > I am new to this board. Could anyone please tell me if there is a website that lists marriage records between 1860 and 1880? > > Thank you for your help! > > Debby