When I was at Shenandoah Co courthouse earlier this month, I saw small filing drawers along one wall. On top of these drawers were boxes of papers ready for microfilming. The drawers and boxes contain "loose papers" which were of great importance to us all. One drawer contained births from 1896, Civil War records and other papers. A lot of the other drawers held Chancery Court Records. I didn't take pictures of these papers. They are fragile and while and I the clerk discussed whether I could take pics of the papers or not, a corner fell off of one sheet. I decided not to ask to take pics. There is a court order to prevent anyone from copying these records on the copier at the CH. I asked when the records would be m'filmed and the clerk's reply was that she didn't know as there are no funds available. Sad, huh? Some of the answers to our brick walls lie in those drawers. Someone suggested to me in email that we have a collection box at the CH for donations for m'filming. I thought that was an excellent idea so wrote to Mary Ann Williamson. There will be a collection box in the CH. Also, if anyone desires to contribute to this fund with a check, the info from Mary Ann follows below concerning address, etc. Alley -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann Williamson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 9:20 AM Subject: from Mary Ann >Any money for microfilming should be designated as such and sent to the >Shenandoah COunty Library, 300 Stoney Creek Blvd, Edinburg Va 22824 as >the library is essentially the one which arranges this. Mary Ann