Dear Fellow Researchers, Why don't we all just calm down here. As I understand it through years of participation on this list that a lot of people went out there and photocopied the records. (at that time you were allowed to take the records someplace and have them photocopied). Once again I have NEVER been out there so I do NOT know the situation, but as I understand it at least one family group wnt out there and parked their RV st the Courthouse and spent three days photocopying records. Actually I thought it maybe it WAS some of the Roaches. I do remember that whoever the lady was she said that her husband suggested that it might be a good idea to "rescue" the documents (at least on a temporary basis, but they DID NOT remove the records. Of course, I am not sure it was Roach family members, but like I said said I don't think we should go off "half cocked" here. Gail in MO ----- Original Message ----- From: duane mills <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 06:39 Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Grainger County Records > Conni, > > I do not mean to imply that this is what happened in this case, but if it > is, and SharR knows who has the documents, they should be required > to make copies for themselves and return the originals so that future > researchers are not penalized. > > Duane Mills > > >That's the information that has been going around on this mail list since I > >started my research a couple of years ago. The clerk's office just let > >anyone have the key to look through the old documents. There probably > >wasn't any supervision or method to make copies so people just walked away > >with documents. And from what I understand the remaining records are in > >disray and poor shape. It's so heartbreaking! > > > >Conni > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "duane mills" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:01 AM > >Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Petition to Partition land of Green Roach (LONG) > > > > > >> SharR, > >> > >> You seem to be saying that a researcher took 114 (original) documents out > >> of the old schoolhouse. I really hope this is not true. > >> > >> Duane Mills > >> > >> >Gail and any Cousins... > >> >this is a transription by Ed Elkin, of a document, (one of 114) a > >> >Researcher got out of the old school house in 97..for Ed, Mary Roach and > >> >I...see: Sarah ROACH + Edward MAYES, > >> > > >> >other names:COFFEE, MALLICOAT, OWENS, MCELHANEY, ARNETT,& RAY etc. > >> >I know this is long, but maybe someone might solve a mystery or two > > > >SharR > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected] > >