In a message dated 4/3/00 1:50:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jpavlak@accn.org writes: << Could some one please tell me about places and times for research in the Traverse City area? I have been at the county clerk's office and the time there is too short to accomplish everything. *******Janet.. there is 2 links for marriages and deaths of the Grand Traverse County on... http://members.aol.com/fiddlerben/gtindex.html = Grand Traverse County MIGENWEB... Genealogy website.. towards the bottom of the site.. under VITALS..... Births are not available there. They are available through any FHC library up to 1916-1917.. >> Is there a library that would have the indexes for the obits of the papers of Grand Traverse Co? *****The Traverse Area District Library and Northwestern Michigan College both have a set of the newspapers.. and a partial index online for them. >>Are there church records on film? I am looking at the Hannah, St Mary's area mostly. Some of the names I am researching are , Wolf, Homrich, Schichtel, Harig, Bartz, Schaendorf(Schoendorf), Bott, Snyder(Snider, Schneider),Miller and many more Germans that migrated there from Allegan Co. ******** not that I am aware of.. on church records.. for Hannah area. The Old Catholic Church in P.Town (forgot how to spell - peshabytown) has been filmed.. but very hard to use.. no index.. and skips around a lot. But does have alot on people in the early times. >> What days can you look at the Genealogy holdings for the county? ******* At the county clerk's in courthouse you can go.. from 8:30 to 12.. and 2 - 4 ***The TADL library is available any of its open hours.. Think they open at 9.. and are open til.. 8 or 9 mon-friday - not sure of sat .. 9 - 6pm.. maybe... ***The college library is open from 8-10.. m-f.. and all different hours depending on time of year.. they are open sat too.. til 5 i think. ***There is a Family History Library.. but open.. only on Tues, Wed and Thurs.. >>> Do they have a pamplet telling what is available thru them? ****** Loraine Wallace published a booklet on what the Society had.. few years ago. but not current.. and that should be at TADL library. *********Janet, are you researching Kingsley area.. Hannah is couple miles or so from here.. and I know a few of your names are in the Kingsley area.. (not necessarily your family, but the surnames) The Evergreen Cemetery for Kingsley has been published and is at the TADL (library) and there is a church and cemetery in Hannah.. although i have not used their services ******* I am not working on any of these names.. but maybe will help.. questions??? Brenda kingsley@aol.com Hope to hear from someone working on these names. Janet in Allegan Co. >>