Joanne, In what part of Marlboro did you grow up? Did you live in town or out in the country? Tell me more about these cardboard type boxes. What were the contents? I too have been doing research there for about 20 years, funny that we never crossed paths, or did we and did not know it. Doris ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: "Joanne Harley"<harleyclan@coastalnet.com> Subject: Re: [SCMARLBO-L] Easterling & Marriage Records Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:29:39 -0500 >Ron, >I grew up in Marlboro Co., and have been doing research there for over >twenty years. I was told by another researcher that the marriage records >were simply tossed out by someone who did not realize their importance many >years ago. There were no fires I have found one sheet of marriages that >were researched and listed by an earlier genealogist, and stored at the >Probate Judge's office and I have had them posted on the Marlboro genweb >site. I have also added other marriages of the area as I find them, for I >know how hard they are to locate. > >Working at the SC Archives in Columbia one summer with a fellow genealogist >, we asked for some cardboard type boxes that are stored in the vaults there >to be brought up having to do with Marlboro Co. There were several, and we >went through them with the utmost care. There was a note attached to one >group that simply stated that the papers were part of some county office >that was being cleaned out, and rather than throw the papers away, they were >scooped up and stored away somewhere in the County courthouse, and ended up >at the Archives for safe keeping. (Thank goodness) So some things were >preserved along the way when buildings were renovated, etc. > >The church histories are wonderful. And several church records are stored >in college archives. > >Joanne > > > _____________________________________________ Free email with personality! Over 200 domains! http://www.MyOwnEmail.com