I would be very excited to receive your index to the book of pictures. Thank you for doing the index and for offering it to us. Just a mention of a name would mean a lot to me, even if I never saw the photos. Dorothy Duke Rhodes > > From: [email protected] > Date: 2005/08/21 Sun PM 05:36:08 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Index to a GREAT Book On Bedford County > > Fellow Bedford County Researchers: > > I have, over the years, turned time and time again to a wonderful book > published by the Shelbyville Times-Gazette (1994). It is titled: A Pictorial > History of Bedford County, Shelbyville, Tennessee. > > As the title reflects, the book contains some great photographs, from as > early as 1833 (I have doubts about this date as I believe photography was not > invented until sometime in the 1840s) through current-day. > > Sadly, the book was not indexed and there are LOTS of family names. Since, I > felt like I kept going over and over the same territory, I decided to index > the publication. > > For any of you interested in the index, I will be happy to share the index > with you (or will do a lookup for you). In order for me to send the index to > you (electronically), you will need to be able to read an Excel file. It is 31 > pages longs (8 pitch font). > > I do not know if the publication is still available. If you are interested > in this book, you may want to contact the Shelbyville Times-Gazette. Or, > perhaps folks who live in the Bedford County area, can tell us if the book is still > available???? > > Hope this helps someone. Maybe some of the folks on this list are the owner > of the original photograph(s)??? > > My email address is: [email protected] > > Lucy Dunaway Zeier > [email protected] > "Remember me in the family tree-- > my name, my days, my strife; > then I'll ride upon the wings of time > and live an endless life." > Goetsch > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >