Hello~I'm new to this list and would like to post my family line and also try and get a hold of Jan Curtis. She was a subscriber of this list last month, but her E-mail address bounced my letter sent to [email protected] Anyone know her? She is connected to my line below and I would like to make first contact. Surnames of interest in Kosciusko County, IN are: CLARK, CURTIS and DUNLAP. 1. John1 Dunlap, son of William Dunlap and Martha Gamble, was born in Unknown, Brooke Co, VA 11-07-1789. John died 07-30-1830 in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, at 40 years of age. His body was interred after 07-30-1830 in Pike, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, Broomstick Cemetery. At 21 years of age he married Rachel Curtis in Unknown, Ohio Co, VA, 06-13-1811. Rev. John Pritchard. Rachel was born in Unknown, Unknown Co, VA 10-19-1784. Rachel was the daughter of James Curtis and Elizabeth Coffinberry. At 53 years of age she married Henry Pepper in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, 09-20-1838. Rachel died at home of daughter, Martha, 08-11-1867 in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, at 82 years of age. Her body was interred after 08-11-1867 in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, Mentone Cemetery. John Dunlap and Rachel Curtis had the following children: 2 i. William2 Dunlap was born in Unknown, Jefferson Co, OH 03-13-1812. William died 08-16-1901 in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, at 89 years of age. At 25 years of age he married Susan White Israel in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, 05-04-1837. +3 ii. Elizabeth Curtis Dunlap was born 12-27-1813. 4 iii. James Curtis Dunlap was born in Unknown, Unknown, OH, USA 12-30-1815. At 20 years of age he married Sarah Jane Huff in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, 08-25-1836. 5 iv. Jesse Goodwin Dunlap was born 11-24-1817. Jesse died 02-18-1818 at less than one year of age. 6 v. Martha Dunlap was born in Unknown, Unknown, OH, USA 01-04-1819. Martha died 06-17-1892 in Unknown, Fulton Co, IN, at 73 years of age. At 16 years of age she married James Thompson in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, 06-18-1835. 7 vi. Abner Curtis Dunlap was born in Unknown, Harrison Co, OH 06-03-1821. Abner died 08-20-1824 at 3 years of age. 8 vii. Rachel Dunlap was born in Unknown, Harrison Co, OH 12-20-1823. Rachel died 10-13-1827 in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, at 3 years of age. 9 viii. John Dunlap was born in Unknown, Harrison Co, OH 07-12-1825. John died 02-02-1909 in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, at 83 years of age. At 20 years of age he married Elizabeth White in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, 09-04-1845. 10 ix. Alexander Dunlap was born in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA 11-07-1829. At 26 years of age he married Almira Jeffries in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, 01-03-1856. Second Generation 3. Elizabeth Curtis2 Dunlap (John1) was born in Unknown, Harrison Co, OH 12-27-1813. Elizabeth died 04-17-1883 in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, at 69 years of age. At 21 years of age she married Eli Clark in Unknown, Coshocton Co, OH, USA, 03-31-1835. Eli was born in Unknown, Unknown, OH, USA about 1813. Elizabeth Curtis Dunlap and Eli Clark had the following children: 11 i. Sarah3 Clark was born 01-06-1836. +12 ii. Oren Clark was born 06-22-1838. 13 iii. Frederick Clark was born 1846. 14 iv. John Clark was born in Unknown, Unknown, OH, USA 11-04-1848. John died 06-23-1923 in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, at 74 years of age. At 33 years of age he married Ida Smith in Unknown, Kosciusko Co, IN, 08-05-1882. 15 v. Ellen Clark was born 1850. 16 vi. Asberry Clark was born 1855.

I did not know this family personally but anyone who has done research in the county must recognize the names. I sorrow for their personal loss as well as for the loss to the community. June Byrne

Marjorie, that is a tremendous loss, not only to the Schauers, but to genealogy as well. Thank you for putting this on the Inkosciusko rootsweb. Sasha in Ohio

Kosciusko Co. researchers & friends: I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I received a phone call early this morning from Cynthia Scheuer to tell me that Larry (her husband) was killed instantly in an auto accident yesterday (Christmas day) afternoon. They own a lock shop and he and his 16 year old daughter had gone up to Milford on a lock call and were coming back to the family Christmas party when it happened. The newspaper account this morning and her phone call last night are not reporting the same thing, but I believe that the daughter was driving the car and went off the right side of the highway, overcorrected, went off the left side of the highway, overcorrected again and then collided with a culvert. The daughter is in the local hospital in ICU, with serious injuries as well. Will record a full obit in this column - Monday. Today's newspaper only reported the accident. As you may remember, the local Genealogy Section had just awarded the Scheuers the annual award GENEALOGIST OF THE YEAR - for their census transcription & indexing work and they were also the "team" who had indexed the Kos. Co. wills and gave permission to Mr. Andert, web page co-ordinator to place that index on the web page. That generous act created considerable interest in our web page and had been quite helpful to researchers. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Cynthia and the families during this difficult time. (If you care to send a card - their address is......... family of Larry & Cynthia Scheuer, 722 East Center Street, Warsaw, IN 46580 respectfully submitted, marge priser

Pam Green, I'm not related to your Walker family, but I am related to the Green family. We may have corresponded prior to this, and if so, I apologize. But, I have now discovered my missing Green's, Charles Green and Sarah A. Lowe Green, Ohio. Am always ready to put their names up in case of a connection. Harold Williams [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Tom & Pam Green <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 25, 1998 8:04 PM Subject: [INKOSCIU-L] Walkers of Kosciusko County? >Merry Christmas, Kosciusko Co. Listers! > >Since I last posted on my Indiana Walker relatives this summer, I have >been fortunate to acquire some additional information on my family. I >thought that perhaps some of these names might ring a bell. > >I am seeking information on the ancestors & descendants of my >great-grandparents Thomas Thurston Walker (Oct. 22, 1854- Jan. 15, 1926) >and Lucinda Riley, (?- February 25, 1945). The family's origins are >uncertain, but some descendants still live in the Kosciusko Co, IN >area. My father and his brothers have roots in French Lick, IN and >Allendale and Patton, IL. > >Here is how I fit into the scheme of things: > >Thomas Thurston Walker & Lucinda Riley (my great-grandparents) > > Shelby Lemon Walker (September 31, 1885-June 5, 1948) & Beulah Potts > (January 7, 1891-January 1976) (my grandparents) (Siblings of >Shelby: William Henry, Jesse Ellen, Samuel W., John Dshon, Walter >Hunter, > Clara C., Emma Tolliber, Otho Stephen, Susie May) > > Charles Wilson Walker (December 17, 1917, Allendale, IL - > March 19, 1958, Chicago, IL) & Annabel Baker (b. July 24, 1918 in > Mentone, IN) (Siblings of Charles: Robert, Francis, Frank, >Paul, Billy Joe, John Eugene & Jerry Lee) > (my parents) > >Shelby Walker worked for the New York Central railroad, and moved with >his work to Patton & Allendale, IL, Claypool, IN and Sidney, OH. > >Does anyone recognize this line? > >Pam Walker Green >[email protected] > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb site http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm > > > > > > >

Merry Christmas, Kosciusko Co. Listers! Since I last posted on my Indiana Walker relatives this summer, I have been fortunate to acquire some additional information on my family. I thought that perhaps some of these names might ring a bell. I am seeking information on the ancestors & descendants of my great-grandparents Thomas Thurston Walker (Oct. 22, 1854- Jan. 15, 1926) and Lucinda Riley, (?- February 25, 1945). The family's origins are uncertain, but some descendants still live in the Kosciusko Co, IN area. My father and his brothers have roots in French Lick, IN and Allendale and Patton, IL. Here is how I fit into the scheme of things: Thomas Thurston Walker & Lucinda Riley (my great-grandparents) Shelby Lemon Walker (September 31, 1885-June 5, 1948) & Beulah Potts (January 7, 1891-January 1976) (my grandparents) (Siblings of Shelby: William Henry, Jesse Ellen, Samuel W., John Dshon, Walter Hunter, Clara C., Emma Tolliber, Otho Stephen, Susie May) Charles Wilson Walker (December 17, 1917, Allendale, IL - March 19, 1958, Chicago, IL) & Annabel Baker (b. July 24, 1918 in Mentone, IN) (Siblings of Charles: Robert, Francis, Frank, Paul, Billy Joe, John Eugene & Jerry Lee) (my parents) Shelby Walker worked for the New York Central railroad, and moved with his work to Patton & Allendale, IL, Claypool, IN and Sidney, OH. Does anyone recognize this line? Pam Walker Green [email protected]

Glad to help. I have had several inquiries about the Rhodes/Rhoads name from the Kosc. rootweb, and I thought it might connect with someone. Sasha

Hello - for those researching Rhoades/Rhoads/Rhodes, etc. in Ohio, this came across my computer this morning: >From Death Cert #72286: Addie Rhodes Female White Married to Albert Rhodes DOB - 12/23/1869 Ohio (66y, 11m, 13d) Housewife Father - Samuel McGauder or McGauden born Ohio Mother - Louise Shaffer born Ohio Informant - Albert Rhodes of 478 Champion Ave Burial at Silent Home on 12/9/1934 Undertaker - J.Marquire & Sons of Gahanna O (Columbus Suburb) DOD - Dec 6, 1934 478 S. Champion Ave, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Cause - Acute Dilatation Heart Contributory Causes - Chronic Myocarditis, Toxic Goiter (Cystic Nodular), Chr. Nephritis Hope it helps someone. Sasha Stanley in Ohio

In a message dated 12/24/98 9:41:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Subj: [INKOSCIU-L] Rhodes Date: 12/24/98 9:41:25 AM Pacific Standard Time From: [email protected] (Karol Stanley) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] Hello - for those researching Rhoades/Rhoads/Rhodes, etc. in Ohio, this came across my computer this morning: >From Death Cert #72286: Addie Rhodes Female White Married to Albert Rhodes DOB - 12/23/1869 Ohio (66y, 11m, 13d) Housewife Father - Samuel McGauder or McGauden born Ohio Mother - Louise Shaffer born Ohio Informant - Albert Rhodes of 478 Champion Ave Burial at Silent Home on 12/9/1934 Undertaker - J.Marquire & Sons of Gahanna O (Columbus Suburb) DOD - Dec 6, 1934 478 S. Champion Ave, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Cause - Acute Dilatation Heart Contributory Causes - Chronic Myocarditis, Toxic Goiter (Cystic Nodular), Chr. Nephritis Hope it helps someone. Sasha Stanley in Ohio >> Sasha, Thanks for the info!! I am a RHODES/RHOADES researcher in Indiana. I will have to check to see if these are related anywhere! Cheryl Hawley

List, I joined as a Sponsor and discovered there are some perks that makes the extra $12 well worthwhile. I urge everyone to become a Sponsor. Harold Williams Mesquite, TX (Dallas suburb) [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Kimes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 24, 1998 7:56 AM Subject: [INKOSCIU-L] Re: RootsWeb contributions >Joan Taylor wrote: >> >> I concur with the suggestions to join and support Rootsweb - a "sponsor's" >> rate of $24.00 is very inexpensive for the amount of material available. >> Family history web sites usually are "run" by volunteers and these deserve our >> recognition and financial support. >> > >There is even a $12 membership offered for those that don't feel they can afford >$24. When you consider that this is only a $1 per month, it is such a value for >ALL the information and services one gains from the ROOTSWEB community. >And I'm sure they will accept donations in any amount! > >RootsWeb's address is: >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA >93222-6798. (Please include your e-mail address on all correspondence and >checks.) > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb site http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm > > > > > > >

Joan Taylor wrote: > > I concur with the suggestions to join and support Rootsweb - a "sponsor's" > rate of $24.00 is very inexpensive for the amount of material available. > Family history web sites usually are "run" by volunteers and these deserve our > recognition and financial support. > There is even a $12 membership offered for those that don't feel they can afford $24. When you consider that this is only a $1 per month, it is such a value for ALL the information and services one gains from the ROOTSWEB community. And I'm sure they will accept donations in any amount! RootsWeb's address is: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798. (Please include your e-mail address on all correspondence and checks.)

I concur with the suggestions to join and support Rootsweb - a "sponsor's" rate of $24.00 is very inexpensive for the amount of material available. Family history web sites usually are "run" by volunteers and these deserve our recognition and financial support. Personally, I find those sites with even partial commercial backing, e.g., some of GenWeb's state/county pages, very annoying, and if I can avoid this by a little financial contribution, I'm willing to do so. Joan Taylor

Cindy, I haven't tried the Archives yet. But, since I have been using several of the lists on rootsweb, I felt I should at least support it and become a subscribing member. $24 is the cheapest research tool that I have found on the market. I have found many dates, wills, etc. that I would have not been able to find anywhere else for so little a price. And, that led to me being able to get documentation to prove my lines. Let's not forget, it takes money to run this server and you don't see any advertising either. It's up to us to keep rootsweb alive! I for one don't want to see it go for lack of funds. It's time for us all to help out. Harold Williams Mesquite, TX (Dallas suburb) [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Kimes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 6:50 AM Subject: [INKOSCIU-L] Another research tool >Have you posted a query to this list and received no answer? Are you discouraged >because you've been 'hanging' around for so-o-o-o long and haven't seen anything >related to your ancestry? > >Don't give up until you search the RootsWeb Archives! Someone in the past who is >no longer subscribed to this list may have posted information on your family. If >you've never visited the archives or used the search engine at their site, it is >a handy tool! And, it saves repeating information on this list and the >information posted by folks no longer with us! Of course, success depends on >your ingenuity in choosing key words for searching! > >RootsWeb Archives are at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >Try it, you'll like it! >Cindy Kimes > >And, don't forget, all this FREE help from RootsWeb is funded by someone, like >you! >Even a few $$$$$ helps keep all these great resources available on the internet. >For more info, visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) > > > > > >

Have you posted a query to this list and received no answer? Are you discouraged because you've been 'hanging' around for so-o-o-o long and haven't seen anything related to your ancestry? Don't give up until you search the RootsWeb Archives! Someone in the past who is no longer subscribed to this list may have posted information on your family. If you've never visited the archives or used the search engine at their site, it is a handy tool! And, it saves repeating information on this list and the information posted by folks no longer with us! Of course, success depends on your ingenuity in choosing key words for searching! RootsWeb Archives are at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Try it, you'll like it! Cindy Kimes And, don't forget, all this FREE help from RootsWeb is funded by someone, like you! Even a few $$$$$ helps keep all these great resources available on the internet. For more info, visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Jim Hartline wrote: > > Do you have any Stark County or Tuscarawas County, Ohio connections? > Jim Hartline, Sterling Heights, Michigan > born and raised in Tuscarawas County, Ohio > Prior to 1837, our KIMES ancestors were in Wayne Co, OH for about 5 years. They also had cousins which lived in Wayne Co, OH and still do. Many of the cousins took the KIME spelling.

I just received some information indicating that my grandfather Lester Elder, is listed in the Koskiusko County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records A-M Book 1 Volume 1889-1920. Does anyone have access to this, to tell me what it says about Lester Elder? It would have to do with his first marriage, since he married my grandmother Anna Blanche (Rowe) Brookens, in 1919 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Thanks in advance. Thomas Lester Wilson [email protected]

Cindy Kimes wrote: > > Our KIMES ancestors moved to Kosciusko Co around 1837, settling north of Warsaw, > in the Monoquet area. Many of the descendants married and remained in the > county. I'm looking for descendants of this family to share our mutual ancestry. > > Descendants of Jacob Kimes > 1 Jacob Kimes b: March 17, 1814 Dauphin Co, PA > d: October 09, 1888 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN > .. +Elizabeth Gensinger b: 1814 PA m: 1833 > d: 1884 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN > ... 2 Eliza W. Kimes b: 1834 OH d: Bef. 1840 > ... 2 Sarah Jane Kimes b: 1835 OH d: Bef. 1888 > ....... +Samuel LEIGHTY b: 1827 OH, m: March 14, 1852 Kosciusko Co, IN > ... 2 Susan Kimes b: 1837 Kosciusko Co, IN, d: Bef. 1919 > ....... +Beniah Rosbrugh b: 1840 Leesburg, Kosciusko Co, IN > m: October 03, 1861 Kosciusko Co, IN > ... 2 Mary Kimes b: 1840 IN d: Bef. 1888 > ....... +possibly Samuel Decker > ... 2 Jacob Kimes b: July 17, 1843 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN > m: January 02, 1868 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Bef. 1919 > ....... +Julia Rosbrugh b: Abt. 1846 IN > ... 2 George Kimes b: 1845 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Bef. 1919 > ....... +Phebe Hibschman b: Abt. 1842 OH, m: March 30, 1865 Kosciusko Co. > ... 2 Elizabeth Kimes b: 1846 Kosciusko Co, IN, d: Bef. 1850 > ... 2 Daniel Kimes b: September 13, 1848 Kosciusko Co, IN, d: Bef. 1919 > ....... +Mary Catherine McCleary m: January 22, 1874 Kosciusko Co, IN > ... 2 Nancy Jane Kimes b: 1849 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Bef. 1850 > ... 2 John Kimes b: January 23, 1851 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN > d: March 20, 1919 Clay Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN > ....... +Alice Kelly b: July 02, 1854 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN > m: July 04, 1875, d: July 04, 1921 Claypool, IN > ... 2 Catherine Kimes b: 1855 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Aft. 1919 > ....... +Salem Black > > Cindy Kimes > Elkhart, IN > > ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) Cindy, Do you have any Stark County or Tuscarawas County, Ohio connections? Jim Hartline, Sterling Heights, Michigan born and raised in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Our KIMES ancestors moved to Kosciusko Co around 1837, settling north of Warsaw, in the Monoquet area. Many of the descendants married and remained in the county. I'm looking for descendants of this family to share our mutual ancestry. Descendants of Jacob Kimes 1 Jacob Kimes b: March 17, 1814 Dauphin Co, PA d: October 09, 1888 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN .. +Elizabeth Gensinger b: 1814 PA m: 1833 d: 1884 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN ... 2 Eliza W. Kimes b: 1834 OH d: Bef. 1840 ... 2 Sarah Jane Kimes b: 1835 OH d: Bef. 1888 ....... +Samuel LEIGHTY b: 1827 OH, m: March 14, 1852 Kosciusko Co, IN ... 2 Susan Kimes b: 1837 Kosciusko Co, IN, d: Bef. 1919 ....... +Beniah Rosbrugh b: 1840 Leesburg, Kosciusko Co, IN m: October 03, 1861 Kosciusko Co, IN ... 2 Mary Kimes b: 1840 IN d: Bef. 1888 ....... +possibly Samuel Decker ... 2 Jacob Kimes b: July 17, 1843 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN m: January 02, 1868 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Bef. 1919 ....... +Julia Rosbrugh b: Abt. 1846 IN ... 2 George Kimes b: 1845 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Bef. 1919 ....... +Phebe Hibschman b: Abt. 1842 OH, m: March 30, 1865 Kosciusko Co. ... 2 Elizabeth Kimes b: 1846 Kosciusko Co, IN, d: Bef. 1850 ... 2 Daniel Kimes b: September 13, 1848 Kosciusko Co, IN, d: Bef. 1919 ....... +Mary Catherine McCleary m: January 22, 1874 Kosciusko Co, IN ... 2 Nancy Jane Kimes b: 1849 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Bef. 1850 ... 2 John Kimes b: January 23, 1851 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN d: March 20, 1919 Clay Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN ....... +Alice Kelly b: July 02, 1854 Plain Twp, Kosciusko Co, IN m: July 04, 1875, d: July 04, 1921 Claypool, IN ... 2 Catherine Kimes b: 1855 Kosciusko Co, IN d: Aft. 1919 ....... +Salem Black Cindy Kimes Elkhart, IN

Thanks, Sally - George didn't think Sarah Potter McLaughlin put this notice in the paper, but it says she lived with her daughter (or something to that effect) so I would think that's who put it in - if Sarah lived in Nappanee at that time. Do you have all the Nappanee paper on microfilm at the jail? Sasha

In Indiana: one thing that you might want to know regarding old county records: There is a Public Records Commission, an agent of the State government, who, since it was originated, has made policy regarding the records kept by county officials - i.e. how long they are kept, what is kept and where it is kept. County officials apply once a year to destroy records. There is a group of officials at the county level who meet once a year to read and look at the official applications to destroy. That group either approves or denies the destruction. The applications are then sent to the state and the state approves or denies depending on the law. A representative of the local historical society is on the county committee and the society is first in line to get possession of the records should they be approved to be destroyed. The historical society then must decided whether or not the materials are worthy of retaining. The society has developed a list of records that have historical value and must be preserved. Materials that the local historical society does not want... are then supposed to be destroyed. In Kosciusko County the records that are destroyed are now shredded and recycled. The records used to go to a big hole in the ground... on county property and bounded by a big high fence! In most cases, records that were not accepted by the historical society were financial in nature and of not particular value as historic. Also...the same data can be found in record books in other places. Please keep in mind also that once the record books are out of the county offices they are no longer considered "official" ... in other words, data could be changed and therefore they are not considered strictly "official". Several years ago, the Kos. Co. Hist. Soc. had a series of books called Tax Duplicates microfilmed. The books were destroyed and at least two copies of the microfilm was made. That microfilm is available at the Jail museum. The same will be true... in time.... with a series of books that is at the Jail now... called Tax Assessment books. There are literally hundreds of these volumes.... and they are in pretty bad shape... the paper is very acidic... and is virtually going to dust before our eyes... It is likely that the books will be destroyed after the microfilming is completed and quality verified. In order for the microfilming to be completed in a timely manner, the bindings will have to be cut off... thus leaving - loose papers... I have personally bemoaned the fact that records in some cases have to be destroyed... but since the county government strives to be efficient, and does not provide a high and dry place for the records to be maintained past a certain time limit, there will always be some records that must be destroyed. All one has to do is go into the basement record storage area in our local justice building .... and you will quickly realize that they are keeping as much as they possibly can... and only asking to destroy what is realistically not of value any more! That storage room is very well organized, but full to capacity! We have been most fortunate in this county... our officials seem to recognize that records are important for various reasons, one of which is genealogical research. They have been most willing to give the historical society first chance at everything, and seem to respect our guidelines as well. The old records that I would like to see everyone keep their eyes open for, are records of old businesses that provide some historic perspective on the olden times. Historical Societies are more reluctant to accept these records... and they are equally as valuable from a historic standpoint. ... for example, old ledgers of day to day activities in "Mom & Pop" businesses... the candy stores, the general stores, the barber shops, the newsstands.... they are ALL very relevant ... and can provide a lot of valuable historic information. In addition.... be sure to watch for old diaries.... lots of good info... even though you may not know the family... with the internet now... perhaps you could even get the document back into the hands of a grateful family member... Old scrapbooks ... give a perspective on the time... and often reveal what was "newsworthy" at the time... Let people know that these things are no longer considered "worthless"... and that they can be treasured... by other than family... for various reasons. Old documents...letters, ... these things are OFTEN destroyed by well-meaning family members .... and ... in many cases could be historically valuable... or.... at least desired by an interested person in the community.... In many cases... it's a case of "educating" the people... letting them know that what they may think is worthless... holds great value to people who are researching the past... Respectfully submitted marge priser [email protected]