Go to the Times Leader on-line and under "community" you will find a list of Government Officials for Belmont County & St. Clairsville. (St. Clairsville zip code is 43950) http://timesleaderonline.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byron Knutsen" <[email protected]> To: "Saboley" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > I now live in Idaho but was born in St. Clairsville in 1938. If I had an > address to send a letter(s) to, I would be glad to help let the officials > know that these records are important to many people. > > Byron Knutsen > > Retired and Still Learning > While Having a Great Time > In Southeastern Idaho > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > What a great idea..... especially since there is a State Prison in > Bannock, > > about a mile down the road from where some of these records are located > and > > another prison in Caldwell Ohio with a vocational program!! > > Maybe some letters to the local elected officials & Reps. describing the > > problem and potential solution (as Pat described below), might have some > > impact and help save these records!! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:59 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > > > > In doing research in the town of Ellsworth Kansas county seat of Wilson > > County > > > I learned they had sent from their storeage area of old records and > shiped > > > all of them to the > > > state prison, and had the inmates microfilm all the old record books, on > > film > > > perserving them, and > > > the state obsorbed the cost of everything. Giving the inmates something > to > > do > > > and > > > in process teaching them a trade. The court house had all of the film to > > be > > > looked at > > > and a reader. Of course now we have computers, so don't know what the > > state > > > prisons do > > > in recording old records but probably much different. > > > > > > Just a note to let you know something that might be possible for Ohio. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Go to the Times Leader on-line and there is an article regarding the old and new jails (see the last few paragraphs). Perhaps there are some grants out there that would be available to fund a Records Preservation Project. http://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/story/0415202004_new02_jail15.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > Go to the Times Leader on-line and under "community" you will find a list of > Government Officials for Belmont County & St. Clairsville. (St. Clairsville > zip code is 43950) > > http://timesleaderonline.com/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Byron Knutsen" <[email protected]> > To: "Saboley" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > I now live in Idaho but was born in St. Clairsville in 1938. If I had an > > address to send a letter(s) to, I would be glad to help let the officials > > know that these records are important to many people. > > > > Byron Knutsen > > > > Retired and Still Learning > > While Having a Great Time > > In Southeastern Idaho > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > > > > What a great idea..... especially since there is a State Prison in > > Bannock, > > > about a mile down the road from where some of these records are located > > and > > > another prison in Caldwell Ohio with a vocational program!! > > > Maybe some letters to the local elected officials & Reps. describing the > > > problem and potential solution (as Pat described below), might have some > > > impact and help save these records!! > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:59 PM > > > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > > > > > > > In doing research in the town of Ellsworth Kansas county seat of > Wilson > > > County > > > > I learned they had sent from their storeage area of old records and > > shiped > > > > all of them to the > > > > state prison, and had the inmates microfilm all the old record books, > on > > > film > > > > perserving them, and > > > > the state obsorbed the cost of everything. Giving the inmates > something > > to > > > do > > > > and > > > > in process teaching them a trade. The court house had all of the film > to > > > be > > > > looked at > > > > and a reader. Of course now we have computers, so don't know what the > > > state > > > > prisons do > > > > in recording old records but probably much different. > > > > > > > > Just a note to let you know something that might be possible for > Ohio. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Thanks for the information! Sincerely, Pam Drake in IN. [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > Go to the Times Leader on-line and under "community" you will find a list of > Government Officials for Belmont County & St. Clairsville. (St. Clairsville > zip code is 43950) > > http://timesleaderonline.com/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Byron Knutsen" <[email protected]> > To: "Saboley" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > I now live in Idaho but was born in St. Clairsville in 1938. If I had an > > address to send a letter(s) to, I would be glad to help let the officials > > know that these records are important to many people. > > > > Byron Knutsen > > > > Retired and Still Learning > > While Having a Great Time > > In Southeastern Idaho > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > > > > What a great idea..... especially since there is a State Prison in > > Bannock, > > > about a mile down the road from where some of these records are located > > and > > > another prison in Caldwell Ohio with a vocational program!! > > > Maybe some letters to the local elected officials & Reps. describing the > > > problem and potential solution (as Pat described below), might have some > > > impact and help save these records!! > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:59 PM > > > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > > > > > > > > > > In doing research in the town of Ellsworth Kansas county seat of > Wilson > > > County > > > > I learned they had sent from their storeage area of old records and > > shiped > > > > all of them to the > > > > state prison, and had the inmates microfilm all the old record books, > on > > > film > > > > perserving them, and > > > > the state obsorbed the cost of everything. Giving the inmates > something > > to > > > do > > > > and > > > > in process teaching them a trade. The court house had all of the film > to > > > be > > > > looked at > > > > and a reader. Of course now we have computers, so don't know what the > > > state > > > > prisons do > > > > in recording old records but probably much different. > > > > > > > > Just a note to let you know something that might be possible for > Ohio. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________