Here are the addresses (web sites, e-mail and snail) for some of the Elected Officials in Belmont County for those interested in writing some letters/e-mails to gather some interest in this Preservation Project. Ted Strickland's web site has info. regarding grants. I have e-mailed Eric Ayers at the Times Leader to see if I might elicit some interest in doing a story regarding these scattered records. Will keep you informed of any response. I haven't seen this much activity on this site in ages. It's great to see everyone working together for a common cause. You are to be commended!! It would be great if some one in the area could get some pictures of these records in their current state. This might help in getting some attention and support for such a project from the local officials that have the power to do something about it. Here are the addresses, etc.: Belmont County Elected Officials : http://www.belmontcountyohio.org/ AUDITOR Joseph A. Pappano 101 West Main Street St. Clairsville, OH 43950 Telephone: 740.699.2130 CLERK OF COURTS Randall L. Marple 101 West Main Street St. Clairsville, OH 43950 Legal Department Telephone: 740.699.2169 Title Department Telephone: 740.699.2139 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Ryan E. Olexo Charles R. Probst, Jr. Mark A. Thomas 101 West Main Street St. Clairsville, OH 43950 Telephone: 740.699.2155 Contacts them at: Ryan (Rick) Olexo Phone: 740.699.2155 Fax: 740.699.2156 email: [email protected] Charles (Chuck) Probst Phone: 740.699.2155 Fax: 740.699.2156 email: [email protected] Mark Thomas Phone: 740.699.2155 Fax: 740.699.2156 email: [email protected] Clerk: Dar Pempek Phone: 740.699.2155 Fax: 740.699.2156 email: [email protected] RECORDER Mary C. Nixon 101 West Main Street St. Clairsville, OH 43950 Telephone: 740.699.2140 Grants and Federal Domestic Assistance http://capwiz.com/etp/webreturn/?url=http://www.house.gov/strickland http://capwiz.com/etp/webreturn/?url=http://www.house.gov/strickland Congressman Ted Strickland, Representing Ohio's 6th District Washington Office 336 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-5705 (phone) 202-225-5907 (fax) Martins Ferry Office 35 South 5th St. Martins Ferry, OH 43935 740-633-2275 (phone) 740-633-2280 (fax) Ohio's 18th district represented by The Honorable Robert W. Ney . Contact Information: The Honorable Robert W. Ney 2438 Rayburn Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-6265 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> To: "Byron Knutsen" <[email protected]>; <[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

Quite frankly, I don't think that the 'powers that be' are the least bit interested in original documents or their pityful plight......no one at the courthouse, that I've EVER spoken to, cared one bit....their major concern was not having to warehouse them. Thus, writing to officials will, I think, be useless. That's why it is essential that there is a grassroots group or groups, that make themselves known, and make it apparent that something MUST be done......remember, it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.....make a big enough noise, and something might be accomplished! At this point, individual letters to officials will get, I'm sure, filed in the trash. This whole thing requires some concerted work on the part of local organizations, willling to take on the work, and with some sort of a PLAN, that may then be presented to the various heads of different courthouse departments. THEN is the time, once some sort of a plan is evolved, to write the courthouse and say "PLease work with so and so to save these records." Remember, the courthouse is responsible for the disgraceful treatment of these records, and they aren't going to do anything unless a fire is lighted under them, or unless local citizens can offer an alternative place for the records and a plan of what to do with them! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Re: OHBELMON-D Digest V04 #68 > Here are the addresses (web sites, e-mail and snail) for some of the Elected > Officials in Belmont County for those interested in writing some > letters/e-mails to gather some interest in this Preservation Project. > Ted Strickland's web site has info. regarding grants. > I have e-mailed Eric Ayers at the Times Leader to see if I might elicit some > interest in doing a story regarding these scattered records. Will keep you > informed of any response. > I haven't seen this much activity on this site in ages. It's great to see > everyone working together for a common cause. You are to be commended!! > It would be great if some one in the area could get some pictures of these > records in their current state. This might help in getting some attention > and support for such a project from the local officials that have the power > to do something about it. > > Here are the addresses, etc.: > Belmont County Elected Officials : > > http://www.belmontcountyohio.org/ > > > AUDITOR > Joseph A. Pappano > 101 West Main Street > St. Clairsville, OH 43950 > Telephone: 740.699.2130 > > > CLERK OF COURTS > Randall L. Marple > 101 West Main Street > St. Clairsville, OH 43950 > Legal Department > Telephone: 740.699.2169 > Title Department > Telephone: 740.699.2139 > > > BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS > Ryan E. Olexo > Charles R. Probst, Jr. > Mark A. Thomas > 101 West Main Street > St. Clairsville, OH 43950 > Telephone: 740.699.2155 > > Contacts them at: > Ryan (Rick) Olexo Phone: 740.699.2155 > Fax: 740.699.2156 > email: [email protected] > > Charles (Chuck) Probst Phone: 740.699.2155 > Fax: 740.699.2156 > email: [email protected] > > Mark Thomas Phone: 740.699.2155 > Fax: 740.699.2156 > email: [email protected] > > > Clerk: Dar Pempek Phone: 740.699.2155 > Fax: 740.699.2156 > email: [email protected] > > > > > RECORDER > Mary C. Nixon > 101 West Main Street > St. Clairsville, OH 43950 > Telephone: 740.699.2140 > > > Grants and Federal Domestic Assistance > http://capwiz.com/etp/webreturn/?url=http://www.house.gov/strickland > http://capwiz.com/etp/webreturn/?url=http://www.house.gov/strickland > Congressman Ted Strickland, Representing Ohio's 6th District > Washington Office > 336 Cannon HOB > Washington, D.C. 20515 > 202-225-5705 (phone) > 202-225-5907 (fax) > > Martins Ferry Office > > 35 South 5th St. > > Martins Ferry, OH 43935 > > 740-633-2275 (phone) > > 740-633-2280 (fax) > > Ohio's 18th district represented by The Honorable Robert W. Ney . > Contact Information: > > The Honorable Robert W. Ney > 2438 Rayburn > Washington, D.C. 20515 > (202) 225-6265 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Saboley" <[email protected]> > To: "Byron Knutsen" <[email protected]>; <[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 > >