Dianne, thanks for submitting all that good stuff. I got to see the old jail in Ovid. It is in the largest of the "Three bears" courthouses, in the basement. It is interesting looking. There is an initial big silver metal door, then a space for the jailer to sit. Then a narrow hall with 3 cell doors. My father who was with me and is a retired Parole Officer and former prison guard, commented that it looked like each cell was a different level of security. One of the cells had fairly open bars, the next was more closed, and the last had a small barred window. They had dirt floors and there was some talk of snakes by the person showing it to us. The cells were teeny and very claustrophobic. There was a brochure about the Three bears (three look-alike buildings on a hill in the village of Ovid, each larger than the next) that was published, and I believe written, by William Morrison, printer. I'll try to dig it up and quote from it. Mr. Morrison's press is next door to the courthouse, and I got the impression he is an informal town historian. Carolyn