June, Not many people there as you had stated reason...could most of been working? It is a very small town....... Public Transportation...we do have a Taxie service...... One Hotel but a few other motels........ The volunteers are great and do all they can to help you when needed ......... And our Courthouse records are great as well ..the folks at the courthouse will do all they can to help one out ......... But again........need some evening hours one or two nights a week or, longer hours on the weekl ends ! Bea ----- Original Message ----- From: "June Buller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [PAMIFFLI] Historical Society ! > Lewistown is a very small town. No hotels, no public transportation. > Not many use the library. The days that I was there, perhaps a half > dozen persons came each day. Ir is open Tuesday and Wednesday. The > volunteers are great, very helpful. The courthouse has very early > assessment records, found a lot of info. People were wonderf;ul. > > June Buller > > Karen McKellar wrote: > > > > >> Can someone tell me why our local Historical Society is not open in > >> the evenings ? > > > > > > > I believe this is a recurring problem whenever genealogical research > > materials are housed remotely from a public library. > > > > Many years ago we had a similar problem -- A town of about 35,000, > > beautiful library and a beautiful center for the arts where the > > Historical Society had a lovely room. Problem was that the materials > > were seldom available for use even by our members. > > > > We finally persuaded the powers-that-be to move the general > > genealogical materials (reference books) to the library. The > > collection has grown immensely and the number of volunteers increased > > significantly. We moved from that community about 13 years ago but > > when going back I have talked with a number of people and they tell me > > I should go check out the library for all the new materials that both > > the library and the members of donated. > > > > Now, I have the same situation here in the village where I live. The > > Museum has a wonderful collection (I have been told -- never been > > there because of the limited hours they are open) and the library is > > new with lots of space. > > > > I will be donating my extensive collection of materials (over 30 years > > worth) with some very valuable rare books when we finally move from > > our home to a retirement place, but I will be sure to select a place > > where they will be accessible to those who will benefit from them. I > > would hope that the rare books are digitally imaged for use. > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PAMIFFLI Mailing List ==== > > Mifflin County Lookup Volunteers > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamiffli/lookups.html > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== PAMIFFLI Mailing List ==== > Mifflin County Lookup Volunteers > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamiffli/lookups.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >