ME, too! I will piggy back on Sandra's, Janean Ray's & Eleanor's posts. PLEASE, allow some time just to BROWSE! You might be suprised at what you will unexpectedly find in most unlikely spots! >>Case in point: In August 2005, my son and I drove from Southern Maryland to Richmond, Indiana for the Mendenhall Family Reunion. As we came into Preble County, OH on I-70, I said, "Remember they have this excellent library (Eaton Regional Library) in Preble County (Ohio), and we could stop and look for GGG-Grandfather James Moore, Sr, b.NC?TN?>E TN>OH". (Of course, I knew that I would probably find own research contributions there.)<<< But what was amazing was that Jeff started to look for a Francis Lucas, VA>IN, a Revolutionary War Patriot -- with 3 years of looking to no avail. It was so amazing what he found!! Certainly many things that we needed, including the family names of individuals that migrated with him, his bounty application -- and that he was denied more after two years of receiving a pension. Jeff then looked in to Virginia Tax Records (at OH Library) and found that indeed, our Patriot did have too many assets. When we got home, we further found that he had been selected from a group of men from his area -- known as the "Culpeper (VA) County Classes, 1781" -- (in reality, a draft to serve in the Revolutionary War)! Since then we have been able to put together his family line in Virginia>Indiana and on & on. We found much also in the Northern Neck Proprietary Records (VA) under Lord Fairfax --online at the Virginia State Library Jeff & I have browsed all over Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, MA -- even in to book warehouses, to find great results. On one trip of his trips, Jeff & his young daughter found both the SEARS and the PADDOCK Cemeteries in East Dennis, MA -- we frequented the E. Dennis Library. So, "Allow Browsing Time"!!! Violet Moore Guy Presently of St. Mary's County, "Maryland's First English Colony" 06/29/2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erayl@aol.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:20 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Re: BEFORE you get there! > To piggyback on Sandra's suggestions, some libraries don't allow you to use > ink pens, so I suggest you bring a couple of pencils with you, too! > > Eleanor > Indianapolis > > > In a message dated 6/29/06 3:01:10 PM, Sandra Ferguson writes: > > > Be prepared that many larger libraries do not allow you to take in 1) > > cameras 2) computers 3) backpacks and bags of notebooks, etc...check with > > each one so you'll know to leave behind whatever it is you can't take in. > > I always prepare, to take with me, a list of the books they have that I want > > to see, along with pertinent #s.....I leave my purse behind and have money > > (take change for copy machines), picture ID (drivers license), in a small > > change purse I can keep in my pocket....otherwise you either have to drag > > your purse with you everywhere...into the stacks, etc..... or leave it on a > > table, which isn't safe. I also have a list I've made of what it is I want > > to find...and, I itemize. Believe me, when you get in there, it's very easy > > to forget something...so, write them down. There isn't a library that won't > > allow you to take in a tablet...keep your lists there and you'll be fine. > > > > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing. To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY ferg@ntelos.net > > Visit the archives for this list to view old postings > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PA-OLD-CHESTER > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list > contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >