Hi All, I am looking for some friendly advice. I will be visiting Pike county sometime later this fall and I would like to continue some of my research on my Pike Co. ancestors. I will probably have about two full weekdays and maybe a weekend day while I am there. I am not a very experienced researcher yet, so I want to make good use of my time. I do not have many official documents on my Pike ancestors - like birth, death or marriage records (yet). Thanks to many other researchers, I have many of my ancestors in place. My local library has the KY census, so I have been able to use those to gather information on family groups. Most of my KY research has been done online and through the help of others. In my visits to my own local library, I find that a whole day can pass by while I gather information. My question is - With my limited time in Pike Co., does anyone have some tips for how to structure my time. I would like to get some vital records, any available wills on my direct ancestors, and some land information. I also understand, that one of my relatives was a magistrate for many years. I would like to get some informationon this as well. How about newspapers? Is a local newspaper indexed at the public library? Do I need to set up appointments in advance with anyone? With such a short time available for research, I hope some of the experienced Pike Co. researchers can give me some tips. Thanks. -- Susan Martucci jkdevl@earthlink.net