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My, my! This has been a quiet little list over the last few months. Has everyone taken their "I'm so tired of this genealogy stuff" break at the same time?? There are over 250 of you out there...... Well, I'd like to pass on a little information that may help some of you who live close enough to Chester to visit. I had the opportunity on Tuesday to visit the Chester District Genealogical Society's Library in Richburg, Chester Co. SC. If you haven't been there to try some of your research yet, let me pass along my regrets.. While the library is housed in a small room, the collection is extensive and the information is priceless. Ellen Schuster has re-catalogued the entire collection, and things are much easier to find than in the past. There are marriage record books listing SC marriages from the early 1700's, (and deaths, too) that are impossible to find any other way, since SC didn't require the marriage / death certificates to be filed with the court until 1911. There are complete family histories, historic references, and the complete collection of CDGS "Bulletins" from their inception in 1980. I met George Moore, the president of the Society, and he was extremely helpful in pointing out the various items and texts available, and offered to help in any way he could. These folks are just wonderful, and they are all volunteers. A reminder if you want to go - the Library is only open on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 4:00. All other times are by appointment. You can get the particulars off the main Chester web page. Hang in there, fellow researchers! All you gotta do is pull out a couple of your ancestor lists, and you'll get the bug all over again! I have some great info on the evolution of county names in SC that may help some of you that I will pass on a little later. I got spurred on by a lady that wrote me last week and asked me where WINTON County, SC is/was? I never heard of it, but now I know it actually was a county in SC that no longer exists... it is now Berkeley Co. Interesting stuff! More later... Mike McGarity Chester Admin -----Original Message----- From: Janean Ray [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCCHEST2] Just testing No response required. Just testing my lists that I haven't had any activity on. ==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== The 40th annual reunion of the descendants of Samuel Joseph Curry (May 13, 1849 - May 9, 1931) son of Robert M. Curry and Nancy Agnes Miller Curry will be held at the Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, 1600 Pleasant Grove Road, Chester SC on OCTOBER 12, 2003. Church service will be at 11:00AM followed by a picnic lunch at noon and business meeting at 1:00PM. For more information, contact [email protected] or [email protected]