I made up two big notebooks of genealogy for my first cousin who is coming to visit me in Colorado from Ohio on Tuesday and entitled it "Geodes". I wrote a little preface for the books and let two of my cousins, Christy Campbell (Murphy cousin) and Judy Fisk (Edwards cousin) read it. Both of them have encouraged me to submit it to the list, so here it is. I hope y'all enjoy it. Jackie Taylor Zortman GEODES The dictionary defines geode as a nodule of stone having a large cavity lined with crystals and minerals. In the creeks of Casey County, Kentucky many rugged geodes can be found on the bottom, washed up alongside the water or imbedded in the clay banks. Those of us who spent any time wading in the cooling waters of Brush Creek, on a hot and sultry summer's day during our youth, came to know these particular geodes intimately. And, after years of genealogy research, this is the way I have come to view the history of the pioneer families that settled along the various waters in the county. Like a geode, each surname is rugged and sturdy and not particularly outstanding on the outside. But when you break that geode open, it reveals a myriad of marvelous crystals that catch your attention immediately and make you realize that this is not just another ordinary rock you have picked up. A few crystals are large and splendid, while some remain forever very tiny, but most are about the same size and are hard to distinguish one from the other. An occasional one glimmers beautifully and draws your attention to it quickly, while others are covered with the dust of former creek bottom mud. And a few are badly broken. Some drop out when you open the rock and can never be found. These crystals, to me, represent each individual who, collectively, make up the families. Most of these geodes have a sturdy, but rather thin, "shell" and can be easily broken open to reveal the wonderful contents ensconced inside it for many, many years. But some have a particularly thick outer shell and only a tiny cavity is revealed. You have to hold those up and look carefully at the beautiful crystals inside, but there usually are only a few to be seen. These geodes tend to contain a more spectacular display of strong and splendid crystals, however. As a youngster, I never dreamed that those odd rocks we frolicked with so nonchalantly would come to hold such a dear place in my heart. Even though I have moved far away from Kentucky, I still keep a few of the geodes from Brush Creek in my Colorado mountain home. They sit upon a sturdy beam, so I can see them and remember the dear people who now only live within my memory. Most of the old family homes have been torn down or are falling to ruin. A few skeletonized houses still stand back in the shadows of the thick trees and vines as ghostly reminders of what used to be. The land has grown very quiet and the eerie stillness seems surreal. Places that once rang with laughter and many voices now only hear the sounds of whispering winds. Big homes are being built here and there today and some folks are restoring old homesteads. The quaint and challenging dirt roads are paved now. Nobody has to dash to an outbuilding for facilities or carry water from the crystal clear and ice cold spring. Kerosene lamps no longer cast their flickering glow upon the people who once worked the fields by day and gathered together inside the houses at night. And the telephone has replaced the daily walks or rides to visit one's neighbors to break the monotony of rural isolation. The Poplar Grove Church, where I first learned the logistics of "fire and brimstone" religion as a child beside my grandmother, still sits not far from the fallen log house where she delivered me when I was born on Chelf Ridge. But the cemetery has grown very full and it is quiet now. Those whose hands I once grasped firmly, as we walked these beautiful Kentucky hills and "hollers" together, are now resting beneath a headstone of granite on the same ground where they once brought covered dishes of food and great containers of lemonade and iced tea to a family reunion. It seems like only yesterday. But one thing is still there and they still look the same. They were there when our earliest ancestor first set foot on this soil, as well. If you walk along the shores of Brush Creek or Shuck's Creek or any other creek in the county, you can see them. They are there beneath the water or you can just reach down and pick one up near your feet. And that is those unique geodes of Casey County, Kentucky. (Copyright 1999 Jackie Taylor Zortman)

Don I just provided my credit card number and requested that all the file holdings be sent to me whatever the cost. Annette

Annette, Thanks a lot for the info! It helped answer a lot of questions. How did you go about getting the pay stubs from the archives? I have sent for a Form 80 so I can get military records for William and Eli. Are there other forms? Don At 10:33 PM 6/7/99 -0700, you wrote: >Don > >My ggrandfather was Wm. M Gilpin, brother of your James. Here is what I >have on the Gilpin family: (I trust this will work even though it is not in >Word format). > >Descendants of Isaac Gilpin > > > > >Generation No. 1 > > >1. ISAAC1 GILPIN was born Abt. 1745, and died in Winchester, Frederick >County, Va. He married ANN MARIE (?). > >Notes for ISAAC GILPIN: > >Resided in Winchester, Frederick Co. Va. > >Ostensibly served in Revolutionary War and died of small pox. No records >have been found of his service. > > >Children of ISAAC GILPIN and ANN (?) are: > >2. i. ENOCH2 GILPIN, b. Abt. 1775, Virginia. > >ii. SAMUEL GILPIN. > >iii. ELIAS GILPIN, b. Abt. 1781. > >iv. ELI GILPIN, b. October 24, 1779. > > > >Generation No. 2 > > >2. ENOCH2 GILPIN (ISAAC1) was born Abt. 1775 in Virginia. He married (1) >RACHEL BOSTON. He married (2) ELVIRA HICKMAN February 07, 1864. > >Notes for ENOCH GILPIN: > >Lived in Laurens District, South Carolina in 1810. Resided in Overton >County, Tenn, in 1820. Then moved to Cambell Co., Tenn., and subsequently to >Scott county, Tennessee where he was engaged in the turpentine business. He >tapped pine trees to make turpentine. His descendents live in Tennessee and >Southern Kentucky. Gilpin Kentucky is named after the family. "History of >the Gilpins". > >1850 Census shows the following Gilpins in Casey County: > >Ambrose, Eli, Enoch, Harison (sp?), James, and Ruthy > >Notes for ELVIRA HICKMAN: > >Buried in Glenwood Cemetary > >Source Lewis C. Gilpin, Liberty Ky. > > >Children of ENOCH GILPIN and RACHEL BOSTON are: > >3. i. ELI3 GILPIN, b. 1810, Kentucky; d. 1887, Casey County, Kentucky. > >ii. CHRISTOPHER GILPIN. > >iii. ANNA GILPIN. > >iv. MARGARET GILPIN(?), b. 1814. > >v. SARAH GILPIN(?), b. 1815. > >vi. WILLIAM GILPIN(?), b. 1816. > >Notes for WILLIAM GILPIN(?): > >1820 Census shows a William and a James Gilpin in Adair County. (?) > >vii. ENOCH GILPIN, b. 1820. > >Notes for ENOCH GILPIN: > >Shows up in Casey County 1850 census. > >viii. SUSAN GILPIN. > >ix. SAMUEL GILPIN, b. 1827. > > > >Generation No. 3 > > >3. ELI3 GILPIN (ENOCH2, ISAAC1) was born 1810 in Kentucky, and died 1887 in >Casey County, Kentucky. He married (1) REBECCA PASSMORE March 13, 1834 in >Russell County, Ky. He married (2) ELMIRA HECKMAN February 01, 1864 in Casey >County, Ky. > >Notes for ELI GILPIN: > >I. Resided in Wayne County in 1835. Moved to Russell County, ky. from Wayne >Co. Moved to Casey Co in 1848 from Russell County. > >II. According to Casey County Library Genealogy section. Served in the Civil >war. Enlisted Just 27, 1861 as a Private in Co. A. First Kentucky Cav. >(Records Received.) > >III. Buried in Trace Fork Cemetery, Casey County, Ky. > >Notes for REBECCA PASSMORE: > >Age given as 40 in 1850 Casey County census. > >Maiden name listed as "Kahn" on death certificate for William Gilpin. Also >source for birthplace. > > > > >Children of ELI GILPIN and REBECCA PASSMORE are: > >4. i. WILLIAM M.4 GILPIN, b. July 03, 1833, Wayne Co. Ky; d. May 24, 1911, >Trace Fork, Casey County, Ky. > >ii. JAMES GILPIN, b. 1834; m. ELIZABETH THOMAS. > >Notes for JAMES GILPIN: > >Buried in Trace Fork Ce metery. Gave information when married that he was >born in > >Wayne County. > >iii. NANCY GILPIN, b. 1840. > >Notes for NANCY GILPIN: > >Age listed as 10 in Casey County 1850 census. > > > >Generation No. 4 > > >4. WILLIAM M.4 GILPIN (ELI3, ENOCH2, ISAAC1) was born July 03, 1833 in Wayne >Co. Ky, and died May 24, 1911 in Trace Fork, Casey County, Ky. He married >MARGARET JANE "PEGGY" THOMAS March 30, 1856, daughter of EVAN THOMAS and >MARGARET ROBERTS. > >Notes for WILLIAM M. GILPIN: > >I. Probably born in Wayne County since the family was there in 1835. >However, could possibly have been in Russel County, Ky. Came to Casey Co in >1848 at age of 12.* Age discrepancy exists between 1850 Casey County Census >and Muster In Rolls for military enlistment. 1850 census lists William as 14 >(born 1836). Muster-in rolls, however, list his age as 28 in 1862 (born >1834). > >II. Information taken from US Adjutant General Roster of the Civil War, >Huntsville Library: Corporal William Gilpin, Co F, Eighth Kentucky Volunteer >Cavalry. Enrolled August 5, 1862; mustered in September 8, 1862 in >Russellville, Ky., for one year; mustered out September 17,1863, at Lebanon, >Ky. Currently hold pay slips received from US Archives confirming enlistment >information. > >III. First Postmaster Shackleford P.O. -- 16 June 1887 - 31 August 1887 > >Gilpin P.O. from 31 August 1887* > > > >IV. Buried in Old Trace Fork Cemetery > > > > > > > > > >*Information provided by Imogene Gilpin Brummit > > > > > >More About WILLIAM M. GILPIN: > >Fact 1: Abt. 1861, Cpl. Co F, 8th Ky Cavalry > >Notes for MARGARET JANE "PEGGY" THOMAS: > >Buried in Old Trace Fork Cemetery. > > >Children of WILLIAM GILPIN and MARGARET THOMAS are: > >i. MARY ELLEN5 GILPIN, m. WILLIAM CARROL TOMS, April 18, 1880, Casey County, >Ky. > >ii. ELZIA J GILPIN, b. 1860, Gilpin, Ky; d. 1941, Casey County, Ky; m. >VALEREA GERALDINE ROBERTS. > >iii. FRANCIS MARION GILPIN, m. MARY HELEN HENDERSON. > >iv. JAMES M GILPIN, m. LYDIA WESLEY. > >v. JOSEPH G GILPIN. > >Notes for JOSEPH G GILPIN: > >This name shows in only one roster of Wm Gilpin's children. Provided by >Pauline Gilpin Sharp. > > > > > >Anything before Enoch Gilpin is pure speculation. We would like to think >that we are related to the Gilpins of PA who were among the first families >of America. That, however, has never been proven. > > >Annette > >



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Sure; Do you have a Family Tree Maker Program? If you do and have the family on a family file, make a backup disc of the file. If you don't have this program, write and tell us what you have used for your information and someone will have more knowledge about computers,(that's almost everyone) than I do to help us out here. Kind Regards, Pat Brooks

got this from another list...though you all ought to know Christen Rosamilia For those of you who do not have access to Louisville's Courier-Journal, today's issue has an article that is guaranteed to excite the heart of every genealogist that has ties to Kentucky! The article states that The Filson Club Historical Society, along with the University of Chicago, will create a web site that will contain several thousands of digitized images of books, records and other documents of historical significance. This project is being undertaken under funding of a $145,596 grant, and is expected to take up to 18 months to complete. And this is just the beginning! The project is titled, "The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820." No URL has been published at this time, but I suppose it would be accessed through their normal web address: www.filsonclub.org I can hardly wait!

Hi!! I am looking for any information on the 'Riggins' family. Primarily George Washington Riggins Sr. (aka 'Watt") who was born in 1799, in South Carolina, but moved to Casey County sometime after that point, where he married Eleanor Pigg, of Casey County. They remained in Casey County their whole life, and it appears as though the family did also. I am intrigued about one particular aspect of the history I have gleaned thus far, both George and Eleanor were buried (according to some information I found years ago) in the "Riggins Cemetery - Trave Taylor Farm, South Fork'. Is there such a place? I am a Riggins, although, due to circumstance, (divorces & all that) I have never spoken to another Riggins. I live in New England, and have never been to Kentucky. All of the information I have to this point I have gathered myself, but now I find my self at a standstill. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

Hi Pat, I have only been to Casey a few times, I hope to make it for the fair, can you tell me where Floral Hall is? Thanks Kelly Rigney Researching Rigney and McQueary of Casey County, KY Pat Brooks wrote: > Hello Casey County Group: > > Just a note to tell you all that Annette Smiley visited the Casey County > Library last week and brought us a disc of her family files. These were > done on the Family Tree Maker program. I printed out the information on > the families for the Family Files and the disc labeled Casey County 99 will > be in the cabinet as soon as Noreen finished the paperwork. Among some of > the family trees are: Tomes, Humphries, Gilpin and now my memory fails > me. Please Annette fill us in on the remainder of the names of families. > I don't have the list here at home, but there were about ten family trees > that you will all enjoy. > Please remember to send the Casey County Library your family tree > information and include your references. Our Family Files are growing. > Remember the Fair to be held here in Casey County on July 22, 23, and 24th. > We will have a program in the Floral Hall to collect genealogy information > from everyone who will donate there family trees. We hope to get loads of > information from the local people with stories about the past. Mr Larry > Witt plans to put all this additional information on a CD ROM combined with > all the information on Casey County people he has already collected. We > are hoping the Library will be incharge of selling copies of the CD at a > nominal fee for distribution. Larry states he already has 42,000 names on > the collection. Wouldn't it be great if we could make it 100,000 ? Will > keep you all informed about FAIR plans and news. > > Kind Regards, Pat Brooks

Pat Brooks I have some information on the McDonald Family dating back to the 1860's. Do you have one format that is easier for you to work with than others? I am new enough at this that I do not have a highly structured system. Tell me what works for you and I will try to comply. James L. McDonald

Don My ggrandfather was Wm. M Gilpin, brother of your James. Here is what I have on the Gilpin family: (I trust this will work even though it is not in Word format). Descendants of Isaac Gilpin Generation No. 1 1. ISAAC1 GILPIN was born Abt. 1745, and died in Winchester, Frederick County, Va. He married ANN MARIE (?). Notes for ISAAC GILPIN: Resided in Winchester, Frederick Co. Va. Ostensibly served in Revolutionary War and died of small pox. No records have been found of his service. Children of ISAAC GILPIN and ANN (?) are: 2. i. ENOCH2 GILPIN, b. Abt. 1775, Virginia. ii. SAMUEL GILPIN. iii. ELIAS GILPIN, b. Abt. 1781. iv. ELI GILPIN, b. October 24, 1779. Generation No. 2 2. ENOCH2 GILPIN (ISAAC1) was born Abt. 1775 in Virginia. He married (1) RACHEL BOSTON. He married (2) ELVIRA HICKMAN February 07, 1864. Notes for ENOCH GILPIN: Lived in Laurens District, South Carolina in 1810. Resided in Overton County, Tenn, in 1820. Then moved to Cambell Co., Tenn., and subsequently to Scott county, Tennessee where he was engaged in the turpentine business. He tapped pine trees to make turpentine. His descendents live in Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Gilpin Kentucky is named after the family. "History of the Gilpins". 1850 Census shows the following Gilpins in Casey County: Ambrose, Eli, Enoch, Harison (sp?), James, and Ruthy Notes for ELVIRA HICKMAN: Buried in Glenwood Cemetary Source Lewis C. Gilpin, Liberty Ky. Children of ENOCH GILPIN and RACHEL BOSTON are: 3. i. ELI3 GILPIN, b. 1810, Kentucky; d. 1887, Casey County, Kentucky. ii. CHRISTOPHER GILPIN. iii. ANNA GILPIN. iv. MARGARET GILPIN(?), b. 1814. v. SARAH GILPIN(?), b. 1815. vi. WILLIAM GILPIN(?), b. 1816. Notes for WILLIAM GILPIN(?): 1820 Census shows a William and a James Gilpin in Adair County. (?) vii. ENOCH GILPIN, b. 1820. Notes for ENOCH GILPIN: Shows up in Casey County 1850 census. viii. SUSAN GILPIN. ix. SAMUEL GILPIN, b. 1827. Generation No. 3 3. ELI3 GILPIN (ENOCH2, ISAAC1) was born 1810 in Kentucky, and died 1887 in Casey County, Kentucky. He married (1) REBECCA PASSMORE March 13, 1834 in Russell County, Ky. He married (2) ELMIRA HECKMAN February 01, 1864 in Casey County, Ky. Notes for ELI GILPIN: I. Resided in Wayne County in 1835. Moved to Russell County, ky. from Wayne Co. Moved to Casey Co in 1848 from Russell County. II. According to Casey County Library Genealogy section. Served in the Civil war. Enlisted Just 27, 1861 as a Private in Co. A. First Kentucky Cav. (Records Received.) III. Buried in Trace Fork Cemetery, Casey County, Ky. Notes for REBECCA PASSMORE: Age given as 40 in 1850 Casey County census. Maiden name listed as "Kahn" on death certificate for William Gilpin. Also source for birthplace. Children of ELI GILPIN and REBECCA PASSMORE are: 4. i. WILLIAM M.4 GILPIN, b. July 03, 1833, Wayne Co. Ky; d. May 24, 1911, Trace Fork, Casey County, Ky. ii. JAMES GILPIN, b. 1834; m. ELIZABETH THOMAS. Notes for JAMES GILPIN: Buried in Trace Fork Ce metery. Gave information when married that he was born in Wayne County. iii. NANCY GILPIN, b. 1840. Notes for NANCY GILPIN: Age listed as 10 in Casey County 1850 census. Generation No. 4 4. WILLIAM M.4 GILPIN (ELI3, ENOCH2, ISAAC1) was born July 03, 1833 in Wayne Co. Ky, and died May 24, 1911 in Trace Fork, Casey County, Ky. He married MARGARET JANE "PEGGY" THOMAS March 30, 1856, daughter of EVAN THOMAS and MARGARET ROBERTS. Notes for WILLIAM M. GILPIN: I. Probably born in Wayne County since the family was there in 1835. However, could possibly have been in Russel County, Ky. Came to Casey Co in 1848 at age of 12.* Age discrepancy exists between 1850 Casey County Census and Muster In Rolls for military enlistment. 1850 census lists William as 14 (born 1836). Muster-in rolls, however, list his age as 28 in 1862 (born 1834). II. Information taken from US Adjutant General Roster of the Civil War, Huntsville Library: Corporal William Gilpin, Co F, Eighth Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. Enrolled August 5, 1862; mustered in September 8, 1862 in Russellville, Ky., for one year; mustered out September 17,1863, at Lebanon, Ky. Currently hold pay slips received from US Archives confirming enlistment information. III. First Postmaster Shackleford P.O. -- 16 June 1887 - 31 August 1887 Gilpin P.O. from 31 August 1887* IV. Buried in Old Trace Fork Cemetery *Information provided by Imogene Gilpin Brummit More About WILLIAM M. GILPIN: Fact 1: Abt. 1861, Cpl. Co F, 8th Ky Cavalry Notes for MARGARET JANE "PEGGY" THOMAS: Buried in Old Trace Fork Cemetery. Children of WILLIAM GILPIN and MARGARET THOMAS are: i. MARY ELLEN5 GILPIN, m. WILLIAM CARROL TOMS, April 18, 1880, Casey County, Ky. ii. ELZIA J GILPIN, b. 1860, Gilpin, Ky; d. 1941, Casey County, Ky; m. VALEREA GERALDINE ROBERTS. iii. FRANCIS MARION GILPIN, m. MARY HELEN HENDERSON. iv. JAMES M GILPIN, m. LYDIA WESLEY. v. JOSEPH G GILPIN. Notes for JOSEPH G GILPIN: This name shows in only one roster of Wm Gilpin's children. Provided by Pauline Gilpin Sharp. Anything before Enoch Gilpin is pure speculation. We would like to think that we are related to the Gilpins of PA who were among the first families of America. That, however, has never been proven. Annette

Don-- If you like (and if my computer cooperates) I can send you a copy of the Gilpin GEDCOM from my database. Are you, by chance, a Casey County Gilpin? Annette Smiley

HI!! WILLIAM ALLEN SR. , do you have in your ALLEN line a CELIA ALLEN who married a JOHN PEARSON abt 1897 in KY? La Raine Kingsbury-Pearson

Annette, I grew up in Russell County and now live in New Palestine Indiana. My grandfather was Marion Luther Gilpin, son of James M. Gilpin and Liddia Wesley. James M. was one of the sons of Eli Gilpin, whom I am having trouble tracing. I would appreciate any info you can provide. Thanks, Don At 09:10 PM 6/7/99 -0700, you wrote: >Don-- > >If you like (and if my computer cooperates) I can send you a copy of the >Gilpin GEDCOM from my database. > >Are you, by chance, a Casey County Gilpin? > >Annette Smiley > >



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Please send your family information directly to the library, either on a CD or printed out for the family files. Be sure to tell us what format you used and if it is on the Family tree maker program so we can print it out. The library address is: RE: Research/Family files Casey County Library 238 Middleburg Street Liberty, Kentucky 42539 Kind Regards, Pat Brooks

Dear Folks..... I know blanket thank-yous aren't supposed to be sent list-wide but so many wonderful people came to my assistance that I can't help it! :)) I've been searching for my gr-grandfather's family for over a year now.... within hours of posting a note to this wonderful list I was overwhelmed with info on he and his family. So to ALL those who sent me info on Washingon and Maggie Brown a HUGE HUG and thank you! Carolyn S

HI!!! I am looking for the birth place of ALLEN PEARSON, born abt 1804 in KY. His wife SARAH (CASE?) born abt 1804 in KY. and their daughter MARY PEARSON born in KY. in 1827. Were they born in CASEY?? JOHN SR. PEARSON his wife CELIA ALLEN , may have been Allen's parents or grandparents. If someone has information on this family or working on this genealogy line that would be great!!! THANK YOU!!! La Raine Kingsbury-Pearson

Thanks for the info. Lynne

Back in early times our ancestors in Kentucky used the "metes and bounds" method of surveying their land. This "metes and bounds" method had many shortcomings, including using points of reference like trees that no longer exist. This method was replaced by the federal "range and township"method in the western states. Question! How do they survey land in Kentucky today? Yours truly, Bill and Loydean Allen end

How can I get a copy of the printout for the Gilpin family? Thanks, Don Gilpin At 10:15 AM 6/6/99 -0500, you wrote: >Please send us the address of where to send our CD's. I will send you a >complete copy of our Moore FTW on CD. >Thank you, >Nancy Moore > >Pat Brooks wrote: > >> Hello Casey County Group: >> >> Just a note to tell you all that Annette Smiley visited the Casey County >> Library last week and brought us a disc of her family files. These were >> done on the Family Tree Maker program. I printed out the information on >> the families for the Family Files and the disc labeled Casey County 99 will >> be in the cabinet as soon as Noreen finished the paperwork. Among some of >> the family trees are: Tomes, Humphries, Gilpin and now my memory fails >> me. Please Annette fill us in on the remainder of the names of families. >> I don't have the list here at home, but there were about ten family trees >> that you will all enjoy. >> Please remember to send the Casey County Library your family tree >> information and include your references. Our Family Files are growing. >> Remember the Fair to be held here in Casey County on July 22, 23, and 24th. >> We will have a program in the Floral Hall to collect genealogy information >> from everyone who will donate there family trees. We hope to get loads of >> information from the local people with stories about the past. Mr Larry >> Witt plans to put all this additional information on a CD ROM combined with >> all the information on Casey County people he has already collected. We >> are hoping the Library will be incharge of selling copies of the CD at a >> nominal fee for distribution. Larry states he already has 42,000 names on >> the collection. Wouldn't it be great if we could make it 100,000 ? Will >> keep you all informed about FAIR plans and news. >> >> Kind Regards, Pat Brooks > > > >



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Please send us the address of where to send our CD's. I will send you a complete copy of our Moore FTW on CD. Thank you, Nancy Moore Pat Brooks wrote: > Hello Casey County Group: > > Just a note to tell you all that Annette Smiley visited the Casey County > Library last week and brought us a disc of her family files. These were > done on the Family Tree Maker program. I printed out the information on > the families for the Family Files and the disc labeled Casey County 99 will > be in the cabinet as soon as Noreen finished the paperwork. Among some of > the family trees are: Tomes, Humphries, Gilpin and now my memory fails > me. Please Annette fill us in on the remainder of the names of families. > I don't have the list here at home, but there were about ten family trees > that you will all enjoy. > Please remember to send the Casey County Library your family tree > information and include your references. Our Family Files are growing. > Remember the Fair to be held here in Casey County on July 22, 23, and 24th. > We will have a program in the Floral Hall to collect genealogy information > from everyone who will donate there family trees. We hope to get loads of > information from the local people with stories about the past. Mr Larry > Witt plans to put all this additional information on a CD ROM combined with > all the information on Casey County people he has already collected. We > are hoping the Library will be incharge of selling copies of the CD at a > nominal fee for distribution. Larry states he already has 42,000 names on > the collection. Wouldn't it be great if we could make it 100,000 ? Will > keep you all informed about FAIR plans and news. > > Kind Regards, Pat Brooks

I think that was Christy and Judy, but they couldn`t find it, if I am not mistaken. Wilma