Vivian, Thanks for the great information! I'll plan accordingly! Jane On Jan 20, 2008 7:30 PM, Vivian Markley <[email protected]> wrote: > I can answer the estate and will records question with an affirmative. Also > the deeds are readily available. I went with a group last spring. It is > best to let them know ahead of time that you are coming. They allowed us to > use the record room alone and it has a copier and a large library table. We > went through the index, they pulled the documents from our list and then > allowed us to copy. We made a surname list for everyone in the group and > there were about six of us in the room working. I would suggest that if you > want duplicates to make them at the same time as that was a problem for us > and then getting them to others after the event did not happen. That was > disappointing. > > The land records are in a separate building but all of these are within a > few blocks of each other. > > At the local library they had a set of government books that I would love to > go back to go through. We did not find them until the day before I had to > leave. The group was there to clean up a cemetery but those of us who had > health issues did the research. > > I was so thrilled as I got to copy the original land deed of my > ggggrandfather Elihu and Ruth Coppock Julian for the sale of their land to > her sister who stayed in SC. > > Our organizer did a great job in letting the local offices and libraries > know that we were coming and I think it really gave us a lot more time to > just plain work. > > Both offices allowed us to copy and then pay but for the public library you > will want to find out how much and have lots of change. We did not use the > University library, I am not sure why not? > They had loads of stuff and we just scratched the surface in five days. I > would suggest that you leave any family histories or printed genealogies > till last and go through the actual records as you can probably get some of > that type of books through interlibrary loan after you get home. > > Here is a link to some of the resources. > http://www.newberry.scgen.org/resources.html > > I wish I could do it again with you all but I don't know if that would be > possible for me this year. If I do not need room reservations how late can > I let you know if I can make it. I might be able to talk my sister into > going down with me (we are in Ohio). Through the internet and genealogy, I > was reunited with a cousin that I had not seen in 40 years. He got > transferred to the south and he is now retired and lives in Newberry. He was > so shocked to find out that he retired to a town that was home to so many of > his grandfathers and he joined the Quaker Church when he was a teenage after > his mother died. He married a Baptist, so that is where they go now. > > Vivian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jane gilbert > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 5:35 PM > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] research advice > > Thanks for the responses Judy and Marsha. The pain is subisiding and > I can actually use those fingers now. : ) > > I just dug up an e-mail I had received from the librarian at Guildford > College awhile back. I had forgotten she had including additional > information above and beyond what they had. It sounds as if they > might have the most comprehensive collection of records for Bush > River. Maybe I'll just stop there on my way down. > > "The surviving original Bush River records and use copies are in the Friends > Historical Collection at Guilford College. They are abstracted and indexed > in William Wade Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. > I. Some records (not all and not verified) are available on microfilm > through the LDS. I believe copies of these reels are also at the South > Carolina Archives. Photocopies of some Bush River records are also > available at Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and the Allen County Public > Library. See http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST359L for > more information, including a list of what specific records exist for Bush > River." > > Does anyone know if estate and will information is available at the > courthouse in Newberry? Here in my county in Maryland, the records > are in big books at the Register of Wills in the courthouse. > > Thanks again. > > Jane > > > On Jan 20, 2008 5:13 PM, marsha moses <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jane and all. AFter reading your below message, I took a very quick > > look at the holdings of the LDS FHL using the keyword: Bush River > > Monthly Meeting. There are three entries that appear when one searches: > > > > One seems to be information found by a lady for William Wade Hinshaw: > > > > FHL US/CAN Film > > 255078 > > > > The second is: The Steddom reunion of 1916 (third annual) : with > > sketches of pioneer life, traditions, and incidents of family history in > > South Carolina and Ohio > > > > And the third One seems to be a book about the McDonald family who moved > > to Ohio from Bush River. This one is available digitally online and can > > be searced by surname: > > > > The McDonald family : early settlers in Wayne Township, Darke County, Ohio > > > > It is unclear if the first one is original information or a transcript > > of the original. Often the original records from the Quaker Monthly > > Meetings in the Carolinas are found In Guilford County, NC at Guilford > > College. I have looked at microfilm copies of many original records > > there, but I have never looked to see if there were Bush River MM > > records. And I have not looked at Hinshaw yet either. I'll try to look > > to see what Hinshaw has before the week is over. > > > > The Archives in Columbia are located at an exit from the interstate in > > an area with many motels and restaurants. You should have no trouble > > finding some place to stay. I often stay in the area without even a > > prior reservation. There are some places in Columbia that are a bit > > pricier and more unusual (but not as convenient) if you are looking for > > a more upscale stay. Marsha in WV > > > > > > jane gilbert wrote: > > > > >hi everyone, > > > > > >my apology for lack of caps, but i have bad burns on the fingertips of > > >my left hand so proper typing is a challenge right now. > > > > > >when i come down to newberry in may, it will be my first trip down > > >there. i'll be spending a lot of time doing research and could use > > >some advice on where the best resources are for what i need. i assume > > >the archives in columbia might in order. i'm going to want to > > >research records for newberry and surrounding counties (lexington, > > >edgefield, union) if that makes a difference. estate and will > > >records will be key, and i'd also like to see films of the bush river > > >mm records too (not abstracts). it seems the newberry family history > > >center is closed, so that doesn't appear to be an option. are the > > >bush river films permanently located at another nearby center? > > > > > >any input appreciated including maybe places to stay in columbia. > > > > > >thanks! > > > > > >jane > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >