Hello Valerie, I think I can answer your question. You may access probate records by visiting the Ionia County Court House, Probate Court Office. They have an index where you look up the person's name and then they get the file for you. The files are on microfilm and the cost is $1 per page to copy them. I recommend that you schedule your visit to do research in Ionia on Tuesday thru Thursday, as the offices at the courthouse are VERY busy on Mondays and Fridays. I also recommend that you visit our website for more information on doing research in Ionia County. Specifically: http://www.rootsweb.com/~miionia/librarie.htm I wish you much success... Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society At 12:04 PM 5/23/2001 -0400, ValerieCurren@aol.com wrote: >Does anyone know how to best access this probate case? I've never delved >into court records yet. I found this posting on a recent trip to the Burton >Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library main branch--(web >reference for those interested: <A >HREF="http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/">Detroit Public Library - >Burton Historical >Collection</A>). > >The Tuesday, September 17, 1935, edition of The Daily Sentinel Standard of >Ionia, Michigan had: "Estate of Nila L. and Avis B. Bluemly, minors. Annual >account of guardian." > >I believe this was in reference to the death of their (presumed) father, >Frederick H. Bluemly (Dec 1869or70 to May 15, 1930). His widow, Bessie >(Thayer) Bluemly (later remarried as Whipple) may have been their guardian. > >I would appreciate any help or insights/suggestions. Thank you. > >Valerie (Stoddard) Curren >ValerieCurren@aol.com > > >==== MIIONIA Mailing List ==== >Visit Jansdigs @ http://www.jansdigs.com > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com