Hi Bob/Dan, When I was at the Hazelhurst Courthouse Chancellery Annex in Sept, the following person gave me a card saying she was available for research work for a fee. I have not worked with her so can't comment on the quality of her work - BryanH. Elizabeth Hawes Hazlip 220 Monticello St. Hazelhurst, Miss 39083 Phone (601) 894-2779 =========================== Bob.Crawford@CSMCo.com wrote: > > Hello All, > I don't believe I have ever posted Paul's email address on the Copiah site > but I could be wrong. If you can locate it for me please let me know and > I will remove it. > > Paul has never been receptive to having his search requests be handled via > email. Actually, I don't know how he wants people to contact him re: > research. I have never asked for any of his time. > > Another note, does anyone know of a 'professional' researcher in Copiah > County? I get that question quite often. > > Bob > > DANJSN@aol.com > 11/20/00 09:17 PM > Please respond to MSCOPIAH-L > > > To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com > cc: > Subject: [MSCOPIAH-L] Message from Paul Cartwright > > I guess we need to be aware that Paul Cartwright, Director of the > Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library, would prefer not to receive queries for > > local library research from our website. His name was mentioned last week > as > being of possible help in getting the Copiah County Historical Society > started. I received the following e-mail from him today. > > Dear Dan and LHill; > > If possible please notify Rootsweb Copiah Site to remove my E-Mail. > > Dear Leslie Hill, I will put your request in my pending file. > > I don't have time for many research requests due to building projects. > > I know at one point over 200 queries were listed. I can refer people to > paid > researchers or can put them into a pending file which may be 3 months old > at > given points in the fiscal year. Library Directors do not have a lot of > free > time. > > Best Regards > > Paul Cartwright, Director > > So I guess we should honor his wishes and depend on other resources in > regards to information on Copiah County (few though they may be). > > I had forwarded him some of your e-mails to indicate the interest that > people > outside the area had with regards to supporting our historical society. I > have apologized to him for cluttering his mailbox, but I only wanted him > to > know the level of interest as well as the favorable comments that had been > > made about his helpfulness. > > Dan > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > The listkeeper is Annette Womack. > ACWomack@aol.com > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > Check out the county page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscopiah > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

In a message dated 11/17/2000 7:16:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, mac@txucom.net writes: > By the way, does anyone know if the renovations at the courthouse are > > affecting access to records. I plan to make my annual pilgrimage there > next > > month. I just visited the Court House last Friday for the first time. All records but the marriage books appear to be across the street now. The room is large, and set up nicely with several large tables for doing research, and all are completely accessable. I never saw the basement or third floor of the old building, so I do not have anything to compare to, but it appears to be a very nice setup to me. An Historical Society could do a tremendous service, as many of the books do not have an index. That would make a great project for such a society of volunteers. Larry

Hello All, I don't believe I have ever posted Paul's email address on the Copiah site but I could be wrong. If you can locate it for me please let me know and I will remove it. Paul has never been receptive to having his search requests be handled via email. Actually, I don't know how he wants people to contact him re: research. I have never asked for any of his time. Another note, does anyone know of a 'professional' researcher in Copiah County? I get that question quite often. Bob DANJSN@aol.com 11/20/00 09:17 PM Please respond to MSCOPIAH-L To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: [MSCOPIAH-L] Message from Paul Cartwright I guess we need to be aware that Paul Cartwright, Director of the Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library, would prefer not to receive queries for local library research from our website. His name was mentioned last week as being of possible help in getting the Copiah County Historical Society started. I received the following e-mail from him today. Dear Dan and LHill; If possible please notify Rootsweb Copiah Site to remove my E-Mail. Dear Leslie Hill, I will put your request in my pending file. I don't have time for many research requests due to building projects. I know at one point over 200 queries were listed. I can refer people to paid researchers or can put them into a pending file which may be 3 months old at given points in the fiscal year. Library Directors do not have a lot of free time. Best Regards Paul Cartwright, Director So I guess we should honor his wishes and depend on other resources in regards to information on Copiah County (few though they may be). I had forwarded him some of your e-mails to indicate the interest that people outside the area had with regards to supporting our historical society. I have apologized to him for cluttering his mailbox, but I only wanted him to know the level of interest as well as the favorable comments that had been made about his helpfulness. Dan ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== The listkeeper is Annette Womack. ACWomack@aol.com ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

I guess we need to be aware that Paul Cartwright, Director of the Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library, would prefer not to receive queries for local library research from our website. His name was mentioned last week as being of possible help in getting the Copiah County Historical Society started. I received the following e-mail from him today. Dear Dan and LHill; If possible please notify Rootsweb Copiah Site to remove my E-Mail. Dear Leslie Hill, I will put your request in my pending file. I don't have time for many research requests due to building projects. I know at one point over 200 queries were listed. I can refer people to paid researchers or can put them into a pending file which may be 3 months old at given points in the fiscal year. Library Directors do not have a lot of free time. Best Regards Paul Cartwright, Director So I guess we should honor his wishes and depend on other resources in regards to information on Copiah County (few though they may be). I had forwarded him some of your e-mails to indicate the interest that people outside the area had with regards to supporting our historical society. I have apologized to him for cluttering his mailbox, but I only wanted him to know the level of interest as well as the favorable comments that had been made about his helpfulness. Dan

I am interested in joining.... please tell em more! Margie (East) Phelps in Corpus Christi, TX

Hey Dan, did I miss something? DANJSN@aol.com 11/18/00 12:51 PM Please respond to MSCOPIAH-L To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: Re: [MSCOPIAH-L] Copiah Co Historical Society ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== The listkeeper is Annette Womack. ACWomack@aol.com ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

I have discovered through a professional researcher that my great grandfather, REASON ERWIN GODBOLD, of Caseyville, Copiah County, died "on or about July 1, 1862". That "on or about" really has me curious as to how and where he died. If anyone has this information I would certainly appreciate hearing from you. Ed Godbold

I would be very interested in helping with Copiah County research, I don't live in the area, but I do go to the FHL here quit a bit. So let me know if there is anything I can help with. I am researching Hogg's and Pendarvis's. Brenda

Sounds like a society would be a great thing. Anyone out there researching the John S. ASHLEY family in Copiah Co.? Also interested in FIELDS or FIELD. Thanks, JOAN in MI

I have contacted Paul Cartwright (he and I both belong to the same SAR chapter) and he agrees that it would be a very good thing to have a Copiah County Historical Society, so hopefully we are getting the ball rolling. I will let everyone know as further developments take place. Dan

For those of us unable to travel and research Copiah County I look forward to a Historical Society. Looking for descendant's and researcher's with the surname MCVAY/MCVEY in their lines. Mr. Paul Cartwright is very helpful who I believe he is an excellent person for obtaining data/info for Copiah County. Ruth Morgan McVey mac@txucom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <RStuart160@aol.com> To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 5:49 AM Subject: [MSCOPIAH-L] Copiah Co Historical Society > Hi All, > > If you are serious about starting an historical society, I would contact > Paul Cartwright, the director the the Jefferson-Copiah Regional Library in > Hazlehurst. He is always quite helpful in matters such as this. > > By the way, does anyone know if the renovations at the courthouse are > affecting access to records. I plan to make my annual pilgrimage there next > month. > > Hoping not to get him deluged with email, his address is: > > pcartw@copjef.lib.ms.us > > Robert J. Stuart > Arlington, Texas > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > The listkeeper is Annette Womack. > ACWomack@aol.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

In a message dated 11/17/2000 7:51:12 AM Central Standard Time, RStuart160@aol.com writes: > > > If you are serious about starting an historical society, I would > contact > Paul Cartwright, the director the the Jefferson-Copiah Regional Library in > Hazlehurst. He is always quite helpful in matters such as this. > It would be very helpful to those of us that live out of the county to have a society there, especially one that published a "nice" genealogy quarterly. (Hint: a lot of Copiah people removed to Winn Parish, LA and I am sure that WPGHA would like to exchange journals. WPGAH won 2nd place for their quarterly in the Family Tree contest this year!) Annette Annette Carpenter Womack Professional Researcher - Specializing in North Louisiana - Member APG http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~acwomack/gservices.htm

Hi All, If you are serious about starting an historical society, I would contact Paul Cartwright, the director the the Jefferson-Copiah Regional Library in Hazlehurst. He is always quite helpful in matters such as this. By the way, does anyone know if the renovations at the courthouse are affecting access to records. I plan to make my annual pilgrimage there next month. Hoping not to get him deluged with email, his address is: pcartw@copjef.lib.ms.us Robert J. Stuart Arlington, Texas

Thanks Dan, I'll try them if I have to, but it gets a little expensive for us out-of-state folks at $15 for each piece of info we need, especially if you are researching several different family lines in MS. Appreciate it--- Leslie Hill

I don't know if the library has them, but the state archives has everything available on newspapers in the area. Dan

Does someone possibly know if the library in Hazlehurst has old newspapers on microfilm from 1903, the Wesson area? I am trying to obtain two obits for sisters who died the same year, lived in Wesson. Thanks for any info anyone can give. Leslie Hill LHill42731@aol.com

Dan, In regards to starting an Historical Society, on my trip I visited the Society in Washington Co., Va., which happens to be in the Court House building. You might contact them for guidance. They have a sizable library, but more importantly, they have indexed many of their library resources on a computer. So all you have to do is type in a surname and first name, and up comes a list of references. Someone from Copiah, or elsewhere, may want to go to the Washington Co., Va Historical Society and see how they operate. They have a link at the USGenWeb site. Larry

There have been so many favorable responses in reference to starting a Copiah County Historical Society. I hope local people will be as enthusiastic. Does anyone have access to a set of bylaws that might be used as a sample to get things started? Dan

Me too. I am located in Illinois, and can't help "on site", but I will help in terms of becoming a member and any other way I can do so from so far away. Best wishes, Karima Searching for A L L I S O N <> N E A L <> H A T C H circa 1830-1880s ----- Original Message ----- From: <EGODBOLD@aol.com> To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [MSCOPIAH-L] Copiah Co., MS Resources > In a message dated 11/15/2000 8:44:38 PM Central Standard Time, > linda1@zebra.net writes: > > > > Dan I would love to see this happen, let me know how and when I can help. > > > > Anyone out there who likes this please email Dan,,,boy this could be a very > > > Hi Dan- I agree. You can sign me up as a member of the Copiah County > Historical Society. Please do it! Thanks. > Ed Godbold