There SHOULD be a copy at the County Historian's. I have one from earlier than 1896, but getting them to look for it was like pulling teeth!! Of course, that was a few years ago, so HOPEFULLY things have changed since then!! Good Luck, Joan In a message dated 4/18/2004 7:26:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: The index to the Livingston County declaration of intent to become citizen lists my ancestor Jamed LOFT in 1877. But the book of these declarations before 1896 is not in the Family History Library microfilm. Can anyone help me find this record ? Does the book of records before 1896 exist in the County Clerk's Office ? Or are there copies anywhere else ?

Amie Alden is now county historian as of Jan. 1 this year. (She has been deputy historian for several years before that.) I have been there often for a house history I'm working on for someone over the last year. She is very helpful, but has only one volunteer, and many requests via mail, phone, walk-ins etc. They will be moving in a few months where there is more space in the government complex that is in Mt. Morris. Same place where their county archives is. Cindy --- [email protected] wrote: > There SHOULD be a copy at the County Historian's. I > have one from earlier > than 1896, but getting them to look for it was like > pulling teeth!! Of course, > that was a few years ago, so HOPEFULLY things have > changed since then!! > > Good Luck, > Joan > > In a message dated 4/18/2004 7:26:03 PM Eastern > Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > The index to the Livingston County declaration of > intent to become citizen > lists my ancestor Jamed LOFT in 1877. But the book > of these declarations before > 1896 is not in the Family History Library microfilm. > Can anyone help me find > this record ? Does the book of records before 1896 > exist in the County > Clerk's Office ? Or are there copies anywhere else > ? > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the > new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click > to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ===== Cindy Amrhein Historian/Abstractor Town of Alabama Historian Genesee Co., NY ********************** Historian's Page - Alabama, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycalaba/ APHNYS (The Association of Public Historians of New York State) http://www.tier.net/~aphnys/ You can easily ascertain whether the occupant drinks bitters in the morning and whiskey with his dinner, or pure water and nothing else � If he drinks bitters you will find his garden full of weeds.�� James Wadsworth 1791 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash