P.S. Marguerite did not indicate when she copied the notebooks. Perhaps the notebooks are with the genealogical society's collection? The on-line catalog implies the one by Jane Hodgson is a book, but maybe they just mean it is with the books on a shelf instead of some other medium they have in libraries these days. Linda > Hi Marjie, > > The one I used and photocopied some pages from was a book. I copied the > title page and the author's name was not on it but the title was > "Genealogy of the Ridenour Family". Later, when I was puting the > information in my genealogy program, I checked the Fairfield Co. District > Library on-line catalog and wrote on the title page: "Author Jane Hunter > Hodgson(?)". That is what I put in my documentation notes, but apparently > I was not absolutely positive about that. The title page I copied has > hand written on the left "Presented by Marjorie Ridenour Packer August, > 1983". Stamped above the title is the following: > > FAIRFIELD COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY > 219 NORTH BROAD STREET > LANCASTER, OHIO 43130 > > LIBRARY USE ONLY > > HISTORICAL COLLECTION > > Also listed in the on-line catalog was "The Ridenour family from > Rosenthal, Alsace, France to Hagerstown, Md., Fairfield Co., Oh. & Allen > Co., Oh." library call # H.C. 929.3 Rid. > > I was able to open the book and copy 2 pages on one 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of > paper implying the book is approximately 8" tall. > > Since then, the Fairfield Co. Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society has > moved their things to a new location. Don't know what went with them and > what remained at the district library. Perhaps you could tell by checking > the library's on-line catalog if it is still there. > > Welllll. I checked the catalog. It has listed: > Ridenour family history / Presented by Marjorie Ridenour Packer. Under > that it has "Marjorie Ridenour Packer, 1983" implying she is the author. > Library call # H.C. 929.2 Rid. So, I have some corrections to make! > Sorry about that. > > The H.C. 929.3 Rid is by Jane Hunter Hodgson. The library thinks it was > published in "1993?" so perhaps it wasn't in the library yet when we were > there. The Ridenour's I was interested in went to Allen Co. Anyway, both > books are in the district library. > > Good luck with your research! > Linda > >> Margaret, Would this book by Jane H Hodgson, be more like typed >> research >> papers? Do you recall what years she had done her research? Since you >> made >> copies and put in these 2 libraries, thought you might recall it a bit >> more. >> Thanks, any info might help me know what I'm looking for. Marjie >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom & Marjie Evans" <theme@windstream.net> >> To: <ohfairfi@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [OHFAIRFI] Church Records >> >> >>> Marguerite, Thank you so much, I really need to read those, I need >>> all >>> the info I can get on this particular Ridenour family. Hope these >>> notebooks are still there, I would assume a card catalog file under >>> Ridenour would be how I will find them, unless it has all been >>> computerized. Thanks so much for butting in. >>> Marjie >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marguerite Crist Calvin" <cristcalvin@verizon.net> >>> To: <ohfairfi@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:17 PM >>> Subject: Re: [OHFAIRFI] Church Records >>> >>> >>>> I'm butting in here. When I was librarian up in Putnam co Ohio, where >>>> many Ridenours went (Allen/Putnam ewtc), one of our researchers did 2 >>>> notebooks of Ridenour family. I photocopied them and placed copies at >>>> Fairfield co Public Library. That was before the society had their >>>> own library. I'm not sure where else they are except Putnam co and >>>> Fairfield co. For what its worth. M Calvin