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

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 > > >