I was at the Stephenville Public Library today...they have both the Comanche and Eastland County Cemetery books. Please check with them about their scheduled hours...today they didn't open until noon and the hours vary day to day. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph T. Richardson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: [ERATH] Erath County visit > I'm planning a visit to Erath County for some time in the next two weeks. > I'm pretty pressed for time, and I'm wondering about where I should go to > research to get the most out of it. I'll probably be making a trip to the > courthouse (unless the records I need are available elsewhere), and I'd like > to make one other stop at a library, if time allows. Which library has the > most genealogical resources? > > What in particular I'm looking for-- > > * Marriage records, in the period of 1880 to 1920 > * Death records, in the period of 1900 to 1920 > * Land or deed records > * Probate or will records > * Cemetery transcriptions > > Are the marriage, deed, or probate records available at the courthouse indexed? > > I see on the website that there have been some cemetery books published. How > thorough are these books? I.e. do they cover most or all of the cemeteries in > the county? > > Also, do any of the libraries have books on the surrounding counties, in > particular Eastland or Comanche? > > Thanks. > > Joseph T. Richardson > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >