This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBB.2ACI/3011.2 Message Board Post: I am nowhere near Mason County, but I can offer this suggestion: Last year I visited the Mason County Museum Center in Maysville, which houses a wealth of genealogical information for Mason County and surrounding counties. The researcher there, Myra Hardy, charges $25 an hour for research - which could be minimal if you know specifically what you want. Their phone number is 606-564-4372. E-mail is rearchlibrary@masoncountymuseum.org. They also have a website at www.masoncountymuseum.org. Good luck.