Hi List, I've been reading the posts about slavery and the War Between the States (smile). More from my point of view later, maybe. Here is some interesting news sent to me by my genealogy collaborator, Hank Muller in NC. Marian Douglas in Macedonia [email protected] This email almost makes me feel like I'm in the USA!! But unfortunately, I am not. (not smile) >Thanks to Hank Muller in Asheville for sending me this article. > >September 1999 (no date given) >"Genealogists praise crucial link to the past" > >by KERRY WHIPPLE >THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT >(reprinted in the Sun Herald Newspaper > Biloxi/Gulfport MS) > > "The simply named Record Book was found in the basement of the Adams >County Courthouse by Mississippi Department of Archives and History >researchers and Chancery Clerk Tommy O'Beirne. > >The book, which had been rebound sometime this century, is a rare >discovery - and could help some people trace more of their ancestry. > >Many of the slaves are listed by first and last name, and the names of the >Kentucky owners are included as well. The records cover the period >1858-1861." ... > >Go to this URL for the whole article. > >http://www.sunherald.com/region/docs/slave083099.htm >