In a message dated 6/3/2005 12:50:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I have always been curious; The Lawrence Co. Web Site does a great job of providing on-line information. Are there many resources available at the Hamner room that is not available on-line? I have actually been there a couple of times, but it has been quite a few years ago. Bruce There are microfilms of many county records, including wills, deeds, marriages, probate court births and deaths, full microfilm of most of the newspapers since 1850, census, etc. Some of these are from the earliest right up to the near present. There are two large filing cabinets of films. Most of what is on line is indexes. The Ohio Historical Society index to Ohio Death Certificates, from 1908-1942 There are about three years in the mid 1930's where a copy was not available There are copies of the birth and death indexes from the Health Dept., that include dates. Cemetery records, There are transcriptions of many records and family histories. Yes, there is a lot of stuff on the Lawrencecountyohio.com web site, but it just scratches the surface of what is available in the Hamner Room. One of the largest pluses for the Hamner Room, is the personal assistance by someone who knows what info may be found in a particular record group, and how to use that to move forward. I will admit that there are times when the room is covered by a sub, who just barely knows what genealogy is, let alone how to dig out obscure facts. All library's have budget problems these days. Donald R. Clark Corresponding Secretary and Newsletter Editor Lawrence County Genealogical Society, OGS PO Box 1035 Proctorville, OH 45669-1035 Ph: 740-886-7230 Email: [email protected]