I actually got to speak to the archivist when I was in Chambersburg in July. He was very helpful and took time out of his busy schedule to spend a bit of time explaining things to me. Nice guy. The land records on microfiche (the older ones) are very difficult to read and gave me fits. Is it too much to hope that when things go online they're available to people outside of the courthouse? My biggest regret is there seem to be no court records (Clerk of Quarter Sessions, etc.) before the Civil War. Either they're uncategorized as of yet down in that basement, or rgwt burned along with whatever burned when those $*#@ rebel scum set Chambersburg alight during the Civil War. Bonz -----Original Message----- From: pafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn K Shearer Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:07 PM To: PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PAFRANKL] Franklin County records Here is more about the Franklin County records Franklin County records go digital http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_15783284 [If this link does not work for you, just use the publicopiniononline.com . You can't miss the article as it is on the front page of this morning's paper. ------------------------------- 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

I wondered about the court records, too. At one time I had seen that someone was doing something with them, but I don't recall where I saw it. It was already way past the time frame given and I used the contact info on the website, but I never heard from anyone. I can't believe that ALL the early court records are gone especially when the deeds and probate records are available. Patti On Aug 15, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Bonnie Malmat wrote: > > I actually got to speak to the archivist when I was in Chambersburg in July. > He was very helpful and took time out of his busy schedule to spend a bit of > time explaining things to me. Nice guy. > > The land records on microfiche (the older ones) are very difficult to read > and gave me fits. Is it too much to hope that when things go online they're > available to people outside of the courthouse? > > My biggest regret is there seem to be no court records (Clerk of Quarter > Sessions, etc.) before the Civil War. Either they're uncategorized as of yet > down in that basement, or rgwt burned along with whatever burned when those > $*#@ rebel scum set Chambersburg alight during the Civil War. > > Bonz

I am not the expert on this, but I assume the records that were removed from the courthouse and sent to Carlisle were the only ones saved. Probably Deeds and Probate Records were considered more important, and they did not have a chance to move everything before the attack. Horse and buggy can take a while to move heavyweight books. Buy the way, Mr or Ms "$*#@ rebel scum" (see below), the northerners did the same in the south, so what do you expect. That the only good guys were in the north? There were Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on both sides who wanted to destroy the country. Just be thankful the Franklin County agents were intelligent enuf to save what they could. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Hobbs" <genealogy@hobbits8.com> To: <pafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Franklin County records >I wondered about the court records, too. At one time I had seen that >someone was doing something with them, but I don't recall where I saw it. >It was already way past the time frame given and I used the contact info on >the website, but I never heard from anyone. I can't believe that ALL the >early court records are gone especially when the deeds and probate records >are available. > > Patti > > > On Aug 15, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Bonnie Malmat wrote: > >> >> I actually got to speak to the archivist when I was in Chambersburg in >> July. >> He was very helpful and took time out of his busy schedule to spend a bit >> of >> time explaining things to me. Nice guy. >> >> The land records on microfiche (the older ones) are very difficult to >> read >> and gave me fits. Is it too much to hope that when things go online >> they're >> available to people outside of the courthouse? >> >> My biggest regret is there seem to be no court records (Clerk of Quarter >> Sessions, etc.) before the Civil War. Either they're uncategorized as of >> yet >> down in that basement, or rgwt burned along with whatever burned when >> those >> $*#@ rebel scum set Chambersburg alight during the Civil War. >> >> Bonz > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Paul: You are forgetting that Chambersburg had the option of paying the ramson demanded by the Confederates which would have saved the city ffrom being burned to the ground. Frederick, Maryland paid up and was aved from destruction. So you might want to blaime on on those skinflints called the "city leaders" who refused to pay. Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <geneo@paul-n-paul.com> To: "Patti Hobbs" <genealogy@hobbits8.com>; <pafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Franklin County records >I am not the expert on this, but I assume the records that were removed >from > the courthouse and sent to Carlisle were the only ones saved. Probably > Deeds and Probate Records were considered more important, and they did not > have a chance to move everything before the attack. Horse and buggy can > take a while to move heavyweight books. > > Buy the way, Mr or Ms "$*#@ rebel scum" (see below), the northerners did > the > same in the south, so what do you expect. That the only good guys were in > the north? There were Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on both sides who wanted to > destroy the country. Just be thankful the Franklin County agents were > intelligent enuf to save what they could. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patti Hobbs" <genealogy@hobbits8.com> > To: <pafrankl@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Franklin County records > > >>I wondered about the court records, too. At one time I had seen that >>someone was doing something with them, but I don't recall where I saw it. >>It was already way past the time frame given and I used the contact info >>on >>the website, but I never heard from anyone. I can't believe that ALL the >>early court records are gone especially when the deeds and probate records >>are available. > > >> >> Patti >> >> >> On Aug 15, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Bonnie Malmat wrote: >> >>> >>> I actually got to speak to the archivist when I was in Chambersburg in >>> July. >>> He was very helpful and took time out of his busy schedule to spend a >>> bit >>> of >>> time explaining things to me. Nice guy. >>> >>> The land records on microfiche (the older ones) are very difficult to >>> read >>> and gave me fits. Is it too much to hope that when things go online >>> they're >>> available to people outside of the courthouse? >>> >>> My biggest regret is there seem to be no court records (Clerk of Quarter >>> Sessions, etc.) before the Civil War. Either they're uncategorized as of >>> yet >>> down in that basement, or rgwt burned along with whatever burned when >>> those >>> $*#@ rebel scum set Chambersburg alight during the Civil War. >>> >>> Bonz >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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

Patti: Its said that most of the early records in Chambersburg were destroyed in the fire set by the Confederates, this makes sense considering the lask of them. Maryland long ago adopted a procedure where by records of this type from about 1800 back and in the central depository in the Maryland Archives (Hall of Records) most of them are available on line (Free). In the case of Pennsylvania Harrisburg (the State) has considerable records of the counties too. Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Hobbs" <genealogy@hobbits8.com> To: <pafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Franklin County records >I wondered about the court records, too. At one time I had seen that >someone was doing something with them, but I don't recall where I saw it. >It was already way past the time frame given and I used the contact info on >the website, but I never heard from anyone. I can't believe that ALL the >early court records are gone especially when the deeds and probate records >are available. > > Patti > > > On Aug 15, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Bonnie Malmat wrote: > >> >> I actually got to speak to the archivist when I was in Chambersburg in >> July. >> He was very helpful and took time out of his busy schedule to spend a bit >> of >> time explaining things to me. Nice guy. >> >> The land records on microfiche (the older ones) are very difficult to >> read >> and gave me fits. Is it too much to hope that when things go online >> they're >> available to people outside of the courthouse? >> >> My biggest regret is there seem to be no court records (Clerk of Quarter >> Sessions, etc.) before the Civil War. Either they're uncategorized as of >> yet >> down in that basement, or rgwt burned along with whatever burned when >> those >> $*#@ rebel scum set Chambersburg alight during the Civil War. >> >> Bonz > > > > ------------------------------- > 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