Since I made my comment regarding researching in Michigan, I've received messages agreeing with me. My suggestion is to join the county historical/genealogical society for the county of your interest. The local members know the difficulty incurred for themselves as well as us out-of-towners; so they generally have done a lot of work and developed pretty nice libraries. Usually, when one joins a society, one is granted the privilege of "free" queries. The newsletters are pretty good, too. Just a Suggestion, Ellen Colangelo