In a message dated 8/4/05 3:12:03 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subject: research visit to Festus/Desoto > > > Hello. I am very excited. I am going to be visiting the area in 2 > weeks. I am coming from Arizona. It has been about 18 years since I got to > spend time there. This is my first trip back since I got into Genealogy. > > I have been doing all of my research via internet and snail mail. > > I would like to see records at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery and St Rose Of > Lima Church. Does anyone have a number for either to see if I need an > appointment. > > My other question is if anyone has ideas for where records are there? I > would love to look at old papers but also I heard they moved most of the > collection to one central library? Any suggestions from everyone would be > aqppreciated. > > Oh by the way I am researching Wagner and Dickenson. > > Thanks in advance! > > > I can understand your excitement in the prospect of your coming trip. It has been years and more years since I made the same kind of trip's, from Colorado. The Hillsboro College outside Hillsboro has a wonderful collection of county records that were put there rather than destroy, shred or burn them for lack of space. I found information and books there that are no where else. Also I found in later years that the earlier Probate Records are there as well, at least the Probate Index. It has been too long since I made my trips and I know things have changed since then, but don't forget the Libraries at DeSoto and High Ridge, they both have good collections. Good Luck in your "digging in the Root Cellar." Charlotte Maness