Ditto!! Ditto!! Even the genealogy books that were in the basement are out on the shelves on Tallmadge Ave. The city directory books are all there, too. Much easier to look at than microfilm. I found lots of info over Christmas in Akron. Barbara, in Florida Mayboleayr@aol.com wrote: > > The Akron Public Library is not a mess. The library has every book out on > its shelf including the genealogy department. It is easy to find the books > you need. There is plenty of free parking compared to downtown Akron. But, > when the library was downtown I usually drove to Chapel Hill and took a bus > to downtown. I saved on parking and could stay as long as I want. They even > have bus schedules (only know about downtown but presume the Tallmade Ave > site has them too). They have plenty of computers and everything is easily > assessable. Good luck > > ==== OHSUMMIT Mailing List ==== > Genealogist dont get old they just loose their Census.
I'd love to get my eyes & hands on them! Hopefully May or June will be my time. Jacquie (California) Barbara Fleshman wrote: > Ditto!! Ditto!! > > Even the genealogy books that were in the basement are out on the > shelves on Tallmadge Ave. > > The city directory books are all there, too. Much easier to look at than > microfilm. > > I found lots of info over Christmas in Akron. > > Barbara, in Florida > > Mayboleayr@aol.com wrote: > > > > The Akron Public Library is not a mess. The library has every book out on > > its shelf including the genealogy department. It is easy to find the books > > you need. There is plenty of free parking compared to downtown Akron. But, > > when the library was downtown I usually drove to Chapel Hill and took a bus > > to downtown. I saved on parking and could stay as long as I want. They even > > have bus schedules (only know about downtown but presume the Tallmade Ave > > site has them too). They have plenty of computers and everything is easily > > assessable. Good luck > > > > ==== OHSUMMIT Mailing List ==== > > Genealogist dont get old they just loose their Census. > > ==== OHSUMMIT Mailing List ==== > Visit the OHGenWeb Summit County Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohsummit