Duane: I didn't take it that way but just to let you know that it is happening. That's a bad situation that is going to hurt the rest of us who are searching for documentation about our ancestors. I tend to document everything and there are a number of holes in my family history that I may never be able to find because there are documents which are no longer available to me. Conni ----- Original Message ----- From: "duane mills" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:39 AM 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] >

Conni, This is only partly true. My understanding is that most of these records were supposed to have been (microfilmed?) or at least transcribed by the WPA and these were sent to TSLA. The records themselves remained at the county level. I long knew when my ggggfather married in Grainger Co. but thanks to Mickey Morris and Debbie (do not remember last name) who used to research the records and even made a set of mg. books, I got a copy of the original to match against the transcript. It was both wonderful and productive to see the original mg. liscense and bond because it clearly showed he was literate and could sign his name. I wish I lived near Grainger Co. as I would gladly volunteer to help. Duane >I didn't take it that way but just to let you know that it is happening. >That's a bad situation that is going to hurt the rest of us who are >searching for documentation about our ancestors. I tend to document >everything and there are a number of holes in my family history that I may >never be able to find because there are documents which are no longer >available to me. > >Conni > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "duane mills" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:39 AM >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] >> > > >==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected]