In a message dated 6/16/2008 4:23:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Shirley, Learning how to obtain records from the courthouse by using FamilySearch information is very helpful. Thanks for taking time to send the information. I would still be floundering, really I would, if it hadn't been for the FHC. I had written to the courthouse for records, not really knowing the citations, and Mr. Keim was kind but said his staff was too busy to search. So when I learned how to get the citations, I went wild and ordered film week after week. I extracted all the information I could find. As the budget allows or when I remember, I order a will or a deed or a guardianship. Sam Moore's probated will covered over 40 years and cost 45 dollars, but it covered 3 generations of heirs. What a treasure! Gr.gr.grandpap's intestate account and the list of property were amazing. I had no idea he was so wealthy. It named all his children, as well, with Uncle Ben being named administrator along with a newspaper editor and a teacher...connections I had no idea existed in our family. The WPA or whoever did us a favor indexing the court records by alphabet. The A surnames, the B surnames, etc. I wallowed in the M's for weeks. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)