I second Bob's suggestion about the family surname files. I was able to go back 3 more generations in my Craighead family, just from one obituary that was there. They also have good cemetery records and indexes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobtodd" <bobtodd32@comtekmail.com> To: <PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [PABEAVER] Court house in Beaver Co, PA and in New Castle, PA > Darlene, Depending on what your looking for, I would recommend > the family folders in the Beaver Co Genie Library first. > Have your names, birth and death dates on a simple list (File > Cards) so you don't waste time looking in your files. > > Make a wish list. Items in order of importance. Search wisely, > i.e., Don't go to Beaver County to read Beaver County Census > Records.. > > Sometimes the gold mine is in the spouses surname folder. > > What Surnames are you looking for? Maybe the List can give you a > jump start. > > Good Luck, Bob Todd >