Thank you all for the kind words about the 1850 census and the other support shown to me for the work I've been doing to get Bastrop information on-line. When I began to search for my family here in the county I live in, I didn't find much to work with on-line. I had been researching for a year on the Sumner CO, TN website, finding everything I needed to piece my husband's family together. That is a great site, one that should be a model site for all the counties. I've had so many volunteers that have gone out of their way to provide me information in other states that I had to pay them back even though not directly. How can I expect to take and not give something back. I also believe information should be given away, not sold, except maybe to recoup the cost to get the information. I don't have enough time to do all I want to do and try to break through a few brick walls in my own search. Resurveying and putting the cemeteries on line is an on going project. Those can be found on the rootsweb cemetery project page. I have the alphabetical list on my website. As Maryann stated, Bastrop is an old county with a long history and there is a lot of information available. We've just got to gather it and get it on-line. If any one has documents that they want to share, I would be glad to include them on my site for everyone to get to, scanned or transcribed, pictures or stories. I started taking my taperecorder with me to cemeteries and the courthouse and read the information into it, transcribing it at night. This cuts down the cost and saves time when I only have a short time to get the information. Between mom and dad, I feel like I'm related to everyone in the county. Dad has even gotten into the act and goes to the courthouse several times a week. Sometimes he can find something and sometimes not, but he enjoys the search. He brings copies of documents home for me to read and I hope to get them all transcribed and on-line. He went to school with the ladies at the courthouse and they bend over backwards to help. That's why I have that map on line of 1929 land owners. The map didn't have a date but my relatives bought a piece of property in 1930 and the prior owners are listed on the map so it has to have been made before 1930. That is a great piece of history. Hopefully all the links work. :) OK, I'm getting off my soap box. Thanks again. Good luck in your research and if I can help, let me know. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Owentk@aol.com