Cindy, whomever was there WAS looking for info on a murder trial, so if you weren't joking, maybe we were there at the same time! I was there 3 Nov 2000. How much of a coincidence could THAT be?........thanks for being more specific about the situation at the Courthouse. Norma in CA [email protected] wrote: > > Hello to everyone on the list. I think I must have been one of those 4 other > women at the courthouse when Norma visited in November. We did have a good > time, even with the inconvenience of reaching some of the records! We found > what we were looking for - the court records of a 1891 murder trial. The > courthouse employees were very gracious, patient and accommodating. We were > allowed to copy the whole court record (over 50 pages). That was my second > visit there and we found the court house employees friendly both times BUT > they have a job to do and genealogical research is not part of their job. > They are trying very hard to find accessible storage for the old records and > are putting much on microfilm and I believe they have started a > remodeling/addition building project which will help greatly. They are > working closely with the Cedar Co. Historical Society so the historical > records will be preserved. Thank goodness they realize the importance of all > the "old" stuff. I've had experience with a county moving into a new > courthouse and some of those "old" records were destroyed or thrown away. > Horrors! > > The Tri-County Genealogical Society (Cedar, St. Clair and Vernon Counties) is > active but they do not do research. The Cedar Co. Historical Society has > several books about local history, including the cemetery directory and > reasonably priced I might add. <A > HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocchs/index.htm">Cedar County Historical > Society</A> Address for the Tri County Gen. Society can be found at the > Cedar Co. Web site <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocedar/index.htm"> > Welcome to Cedar County</A> I guess the best solution for research at the > Cedar County Courthouse is a paid researcher and I do not have any > suggestions. Maybe someone else can help. I have several look up requests > that I need also. As you all know, each new piece of information leads to > more questions... > > I live about 10 hours from Cedar County but I have enjoyed my visits each > time and hope to go again. There's just never enough time. > > Searching the Thomas P. MOORE family which includes BARNES, CLINE, HACKLEMAN, > HARPER. > > Have a good day everyone. Cindy in Oklahoma > > ==== MOCEDAR Mailing List ==== > Genealogy goes on... and on... and on... > To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: > MOCEDAR-L (OR -D)[email protected] > Only one word, unsubscribe in the message area > Turn off your signature. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library