In a message dated 7/29/2002 9:18:32 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > <<From the many comments I have read, it seems that the Courthouse may be a > no-win situation.>> good luck I needed someting from them in 93 and got no where with them <<Do researchers run into > problems with birth & death records and probate? >> I had problems with probate but, did that through the mail because I'm in Texas << Any strategies for success > at the Courthouse would be appreciated. >> Good Luck! > <<What about any church records for St. John the Baptist's, in Whiting? Is > access to the early records possible ?>> the Morman's filmed the Catholic records in 1993 and you can get access to them in SLC or your local FHC <<> Which Lake County Library has the best records?>> I was at 2 of them in Crown Point with Indiana rooms the newer library seemed to have more information (back in 1993) > <<Would you recommend that I forgo the Lake County Libraries and do research > at the Valparaiso Library?>> I never made it to Valparaiso, I can't help you > <<Are there any Whiting directories from the early 1900s? Where are they > located?>> don't know > <<Can any other depositories of information be identified?>> > > a research room at the college in Gary?take care, Debbie