Really? What type of old records? I'll be up there in a few weeks for the first time, and my time is limited. I want to use it productively. Bonz -----Original Message----- From: pafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lou Risley Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:41 AM To: PAFRANKL@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Courthouse Visit Your best source in Chambersburg is the KITTOCHTINNY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. They do have a website. Forget the Courthouse for genealogy research. At least that's the way it was when I visited there several years ago. Any old records were at the Historical Society. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do not forget the courthouse. Their indexes for wills, administration, deeds etc are there. One old deed told me what other county my ancestor came from. You aren't going to obtain a copy of a will at the Historical society. Also, I forget what the office is called on the 2nd floor (Clerk of something) they have one register of old death records. It was from this book I had a major breakthrough myself. If you ask they will let you go on back to look. Plus it's less than a five minute walk from the Historical Society. Also, the library is a half block down from the Society and they have some old newspapers on film the Historical society does not. The "genealogy lady" in the library, if she's there is very helpful. The Historical Society has old jail cells filled with old newspapers just rotting away. It's rather unfortunate. That said, use every single resource available while you are there. ---- BonnieM <blmalmat@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Really? What type of old records? > > I'll be up there in a few weeks for the first time, and my time is limited. > I want to use it productively. > > Bonz > > -----Original Message----- > From: pafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Lou Risley > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:41 AM > To: PAFRANKL@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Courthouse Visit > > Your best source in Chambersburg is the KITTOCHTINNY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. > They do have a website. > Forget the Courthouse for genealogy research. At least that's the way it > was when I visited there several years ago. Any old records were at the > Historical Society. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message