Some hints about researching in Norton County: (1)The courthouse hours are 8 am - 12 noon and then 1 - 5 pm Monday thru Friday. The Register of Deeds office has land records, a few cemetery records and some school records. The County Clerk's office has birth and death records. The Clerk of the District Court office has marriage and divorce records, plus naturalization records. The Probate Court office has probate records and civil court records. (2) The book collection and research of the Norton County Genealogy Society is located in the Kansas history room of the Norton Public Library. Their hours are Monday thru Thursday - 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on all major holidays. If you want any help with their resources, the best bet is to contact Walta Russ, the society's researcher, ahead of time and have her meet you there. She does not have email; her snail mail address is 322 W. Lincoln, Norton, KS 67654. (3) The genealogy society has hard copies of Norton newspapers (you may NOT photocopy them), but also has microfilm of area newspapers and a reader printer that makes excellent copies. Sometimes it is easier on the eyes to read the hard copy, find the obit or marriage announcement, note the date and page number, then go to the microfilm and make a copy. (4) An index to the Norton City Cemetery is at the genealogy society. Many of the smaller cemeteries have erected on-site indexes to assist family and researchers. As usual, these indexes include existing stones and do not necessarily include information on ALL burials in the cemetery. (5) The Historical Society also has a museum in the old Carnegie library. They also have a filing cabinet filled with historical information collected through the years. I don't have a brochure with their hours - just ask at the library or courthouse and someone can tell you or will call someone who knows. Hope this helps, Ardie