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. > > > > > > >