This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1MB.2ACI/2994 Message Board Post: I have just returned from a visit of several days to Jasper County to do research on one of my Riseling lines. I can't say enough about how friendly the folks were at the courthouse in Carthage, the records center in Carthage, the library in JOplin , the chamber of commerce in Joplin, and the museum at Shifferdecker Park in Joplin Everyone was so nice and helpful. I came home with a lot of information (and a few skeletons in the family closet). I just wanted to let everyone know how much they are appreciated. Mary Riseling Springfield, IL