----- Original Message ----- From: <Tnswaw@aol.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 2:35 AM Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] tnmontgo site > i was hoping that someone can tell me the tnmontgo web site > The Montgomery County pages are found at: http://www.tngennet.org/montgomery/ Drop by and visit, there is a lot of info to be found there. Frances

" The Montgomery County pages are found at: http://www.tngennet.org/montgomery/ " I suggest that if anyone hasn't taken time to visit the site lately, you might want to. Frances and her helpers have been doing a lot of work on it. The "New and Improved" site includes information from Ann Alley's 'Genealogical Journal'. Ann is one of several people that did us a tremendous service when she published her newsletters back in the 70s. That was a time when researching meant going to the courthouse and having people look at you like you weren't rowing will all oars! (I was lucky---I'd walk into Charlie Harrison's office and Jerre Darnell would see me coming. She got used to seeing me and would simply motion me back to the 'closet' where those old books were kept.) You would have to go from office to office to research because each office kept their own records and everything hadn't been microfilmed or, if it had, the library didn't have the film. The library had a small genealogy room----I only remember 1 table with book shelves on 2 walls (windows were on the other 2 walls). Eventually, the library remodeled and moved the reference room to the basement but they still didn't spend much money on genealogy materials. Things have changed over the years. We use computers to research, Jill has managed to collect and archive the historical documents for Montgomery Co., and Tim has added a lot of materials and equipment to the research room at the library. While research is getting 'easier' for us, we should never forget the wonderful people like Ann Alley that could be considered the 'original' Montgomery County "list-owner". Sandy Ellis

I have spent all evening on this wonderful site, and someone has really been putting in the time....so much new info. And much thanks and appreciation to all of you. I have some of Ms. Alley's Journals and wonder if there is a chance of getting more. Would they be on film somewhere? I live in Florida and don't seem to find much on my family. Also, I am interested in what jobs my folks might have done in that area in the late 1800's. If it isn't on the census, where else? Thanks for any help, and thanks for all the hard work over the years on this site. JSA Sandra Ellis wrote: > " The Montgomery County pages are found at: > http://www.tngennet.org/montgomery/ " > > I suggest that if anyone hasn't taken time to visit the site lately, you > might want to. Frances and her helpers have been doing a lot of work on it. > > The "New and Improved" site includes information from Ann Alley's > 'Genealogical Journal'. Ann is one of several people that did us a > tremendous service when she published her newsletters back in the 70s. That > was a time when researching meant going to the courthouse and having people > look at you like you weren't rowing will all oars! (I was lucky---I'd walk > into Charlie Harrison's office and Jerre Darnell would see me coming. She > got used to seeing me and would simply motion me back to the 'closet' where > those old books were kept.) You would have to go from office to office to > research because each office kept their own records and everything hadn't > been microfilmed or, if it had, the library didn't have the film. The > library had a small genealogy room----I only remember 1 table with book > shelves on 2 walls (windows were on the other 2 walls). Eventually, the > library remodeled and moved the reference room to the basement but they > still didn't spend much money on genealogy materials. > > Things have changed over the years. We use computers to research, Jill has > managed to collect and archive the historical documents for Montgomery Co., > and Tim has added a lot of materials and equipment to the research room at > the library. > > While research is getting 'easier' for us, we should never forget the > wonderful people like Ann Alley that could be considered the 'original' > Montgomery County "list-owner". > > Sandy Ellis