its been fought for to no avail for over 2 yrs....closer to 3----the old website has pictures of the mess, we are talking rows and rows of seats with boxes and a whole stage full....I can get the URL if you want to go see it (the pictures)...it has been on tv and people have tried abt everything, to get something done,and I know from persoanl experience that there are documents in there that have never been seen before or filmed....Sharon On Sat, 06 Nov 1999 21:15:20 PST "Betty B" <bjrb@hotmail.com> writes: > How many boxes of records are there? Does the possibility exist > that a > letter-writing campaign to state and county officials may produce a > safe > place to house these records? If so, let me know the names and > addresses > and I'll do my part. It also would not hurt to have several > newspapers > write about this. Maybe you've already thought of this, and maybe > it's been > done ... if not, it surely couldn't hurt. Maybe someone will come > up with a > place for them from such publicity. > > Like Kay, I'm not able to come there and physically do something > about it, > but I'm an old hand at stirring up some people that can do something > about > it. > > Betty B. > > > >From: "Kay Davis" <bizee@southwind.net> > >Reply-To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com > >To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Re: Records in the old school > >Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 13:36:53 -0600 > > > >This entire issue saddens my heart once again. It seems every few > months > >the > >"old school hose" condition is discussed and unfortunately it seems > to be a > >doomed situation. > > > >I for one feel frustrated that I live so far away and can't rush > there in > >hope to find that one missing link in my family - that gg > grandfather that > >appeared in Grainger, fathered a few kids and then poof he was > gone. Well > >poof the records are going to be gone in the winter snow and rain > with no > >chance of re creating history. > > > >Tragic. > > > >Will someone who is right there living this nightmare situation in > Grainger > >please e-mail me directly I have a few questions. > > > >Thanks > >Kay > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >