I think it very unlikely that the Old Jail would close. Most of the records there belong to the County, as does the Jail itself. Some of the records are required by law to be available to the public or county officials. The Historical Society, which has been governed by a board composed largely of the local lawyers, has assumed the responsibility of being in charge of the historical records. They do not own them or control them. The clerks who work there are hired by the County and they look up materials for legal purposes, mostly those required by lawyers. The emigration records belong to the Federal Government since 1906, when the Federal Government assumed sole responsibility for emigration. Before that, the States had the responsibility for emigration and citizenship, but after about 1886, when the Federal Government published rules governing citizenship, the Federal Government began to take control. Marilyn Kline Washington -----Original Message----- From: Shadonkd35 <Shadonkd35@aol.com> To: pacambri <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Sep 25, 2013 9:07 pm Subject: [PACAMBRI] Ebensburg Old Jail House It has been a number of years since I have been to Ebensburg for family research. Can someone tell me if the Old Stone Jail still is a location for keeping records or has it been turned into just an Old Stone Jail Museum? Have the records been moved to another location? If so, where? Thank you Sharon - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

when you go to the jail ask them to show you where the hangings took place -----Original Message----- From: marilyn <marilynkwash@aol.com> To: Shadonkd35 <Shadonkd35@aol.com>; pacambri <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Sep 26, 2013 2:12 pm Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Ebensburg Old Jail House I think it very unlikely that the Old Jail would close. Most of the records there belong to the County, as does the Jail itself. Some of the records are required by law to be available to the public or county officials. The Historical Society, which has been governed by a board composed largely of the local lawyers, has assumed the responsibility of being in charge of the historical records. They do not own them or control them. The clerks who work there are hired by the County and they look up materials for legal purposes, mostly those required by lawyers. The emigration records belong to the Federal Government since 1906, when the Federal Government assumed sole responsibility for emigration. Before that, the States had the responsibility for emigration and citizenship, but after about 1886, when the Federal Government published rules governing citizenship, the Federal Government began to take control. Marilyn Kline Washington -----Original Message----- From: Shadonkd35 <Shadonkd35@aol.com> To: pacambri <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Sep 25, 2013 9:07 pm Subject: [PACAMBRI] Ebensburg Old Jail House It has been a number of years since I have been to Ebensburg for family research. Can someone tell me if the Old Stone Jail still is a location for keeping records or has it been turned into just an Old Stone Jail Museum? Have the records been moved to another location? If so, where? Thank you Sharon - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message