Hi everyone, We are so thrilled at the archives. After many years of begging the county for the money, we finally got a microfilm reader. We got a grant from the "great" State of Tennessee for $5,000, the county coughed up $2,000, and the rest came from a few generous donations. While we were getting one we decided to get the cadillac instead of the old ford, so have one that prints to a laser printer. Since I had been purcashing a few rolls of microfilm just incase we ever got a reader, we already have 117 rolls of film - marriages to 1996; wills, estate settlements, etc. to 1996; surveyors and entry takers books to 1849; deeds thru 1836; land grant plats; chancery court minutes thru 1906; tax books in varying years from 1868-1973; all the records that we have originals of at the archives; and census 1900-1920 for Lawrence, 1900-1910 for Lewis, 1900 Lincoln, 1910 Lauderdale. I will hopefully have money left from our budget at the end of next June to purchase more rolls. Of course, we welcome any donations to go toward the purchase of more microfilm. Kathy Niedergeses, Director Lawrence County Archives