The main phone number is 740-867-3080. If they can't connect you directly to the Hamner Room, I'm sure they will be able to give you the direct number. -----Original Message----- >From: annesoneal@bellsouth.net >Sent: Oct 20, 2009 10:29 AM >To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com, ohlawren@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Cemetery location in Lawrence > >I am interested in locating the grave of Joseph Crank. He died in Lawrence >Co, Ohio in 1824. > >Do you have the telephone number for the Briggs Library you mentioned? > >Thanks, >----- Original Message ----- >From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >To: <OHLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:08 AM >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Cemetery location in Lawrence > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: FKBrown >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.lawrence/3860.3/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Woodland Cemetery is a very large, well kept cemetery in the city of >> Ironton...think it began around 1901. The sections have markers >> designating each section. You would need to know the section that each >> person you are looking for in order to find their graves. >> The Briggs Library in downtown Ironton has a genealogy room (Hamner Room) >> and I believe they have a listing of all the graves that have markers that >> are in Woodland. If they don't the Woodland Cemetery has an office at >> it's entrance and depending upon how many graves you are trying to find >> I'm sure they would give you locations. Also there is the old "drive >> around" way of finding your surnames on gravestones but like I said this >> is a very large cemetery and would take a lot of time and walking to see >> every gravestone in it. >> I am not familiar with Ross Cemetery (or the county roads in Lawrence >> County) but the only one by that name that I am seeing says that it is on >> Rt. 17 in Lawrence Township. Again someone in the Hamner Room may be able >> to help you with directions to this cemetery. >> Good luck in your research. >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com