I was just back in DE and the MD Eastern Shore. I found out after I left that many of the old church records from now closed churches (The Methodist Church at Starr MD is the one I was looking for) are in another church rather than a depository somewhere. I was told this is because several churches often belonged to a particular "circuit" ( there was sometimes only one record book for two or more churches). I'd suggest you write or call any churches you are planning on visiting. You might also contact any still existent churches in an area if you're interested in records of a church which no longer exists. Also SPECIFICALLY ask abt any old records-there may be some stuffed in a back room which haven't seen the light of day for years. My KNOTTS family was in QA, Caroline , Kent counties MD., and in Kent co DE. Like a KNOTTS in WV told me a few years ago. "My g-grandmother lived in two states and three counties, and lived in the same house all her life". I now live in PHX, AZ., but an originally from Oregon. My g-grandfather William KNOTTS, b 1805 QA co MD, went to IL. in the early 1840's, and then to Oregon on the Oregon Trail in 1845-46. Bob KNOTTS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert S. Ireland" <rstephan@erols.com> To: <MDCAROLI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MDCAROLI] One day genealogy > Being from Denton I feel a little guilty about saying this, but I found > Easton's Maryland room has the same texts, microfilms and a whole lot more. > It is much better organized and only 20 minutes from Denton. Easton also has > a big selection of Maps and someone staffing that room who can assist the > researcher. The Maryland Room is a sort of proxy repository for genealogical > research of the mid Eastern Shore ( Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Talbot and > Dorchester Co.'s). You can't leave out the library at Stevensville on Kent > Island, Queen Anne's Co., or the court house at Centreville). Remember, all > of these counties were fashioned from one another early on and so you'll > find certain items only if you visit all of them. I have found completed gen > reports at certain of the centers only, which I haven't found at others or > online. Most of them keep little file cards with researchers to contact. > There are still alot of folks who are not online, who have done enourmous > amounts of research the "old fashion" way. I'll bet you'll be back, because > there simply is never enough time")) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Greene" <gjgreene@tds.net> > To: <MDCAROLI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:26 AM > Subject: [MDCAROLI] One day genealogy > > > > Barb: > > I also took a one day trip earlier in the fall. While the original > records are in the courthouse, I found that the public library across the > street was a good place to go for an hour to regroup, spread out papers, > etc. The genealogy collection has a series of books on early 1800's which > summarizes land records. You might use those to make sure you have all the > original documents from the courthouse that you need. They also have > microfilm census records. > > Jay Greene > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >