Thank you so much Dennie for all the great advise. >From: Dennie Rennow <rennows@corgi.net> >Reply-To: KILGORE-L@rootsweb.com >To: KILGORE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [KILGORE] Florida State Archives >Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:11:14 -0400 > >I lived in Tallahassee and spent many days at the archives. It is a >good archives and worth the trip. (Compared to the info in the GA >archives, FL sucks. Compared to SC, is is full of wonder.) >It is located just west and straight downhill from the big ugly capitol >building. There is a public $$ parking garage on the south side of the >archives. Park there. Don't waste your time trying to find a place on >the street. Be sure to take lots of change. >You will need a photo ID and pencils. > >Tallahassee will be hotter than the reported temperatures, about 10 >degrees more than the official temperature at the airport. >All resturants will be UPhill from the archives and north of the >capitol. >Don't venture south of the capitol. It may look quiet, but Tallahassee >has a crime rate equal to the worst area of Miami. The locals deny >that, but I worked for the state and saw all of the official documents. >Don't let your guard down. >The safest area for a motel is at I-10 and North Monroe street (US 27). > >Also of special interest... >There is a marker just south of the capital that divides the state north >and south. Meridian street divides the state east and west. >Appalachee Parkway, which dead ends at the capitol, runs along a fault >line. >There are huge caverans under the capitol. > >Cousin Dennie > > > > > > >==== KILGORE Mailing List ==== >You are about to enter the KILGORE ZONE! Beware of the wit and the zany >members and their doings! But they are ALL family! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp