Hi, I thought you or someone out there can reach the Waco- McLennan County library web site at www.waco-texas.com/library/. They have above average genealolgy section with soundex and Microfilm and computer cataloging. The first published tax roll , when the county was organized, was 1856. The Erath County- Cross Timbers Geneaolocical society newsletter is at Stephenville Public Library, 174 North Columbia Street, Stephenville , Texas 76401. Inventory of Erath County Records, Erath County Courthouse- compiled by Wm. Eugene Atkinson. , published by University of North Texas, Denton, Texas and Texas State Library, Austin, Texas as of 1975. I was dumbfounded to find I had more on Thurber, Texas than the Waco library, except for mention in various almanacs and State History books. They did have H. Grady Perry's "Good Old Erath". He was a Texas Congressman and a Hurley grandchild who ran the new Johnsville Store and sold International Harvester equipment from bankrupt dealers. Between that store and Pony Creek church is supposed to be some silver buried at the foot of an Oak tree by Jesse James , I think they said. When I was in Grade school one man had dug into a hill across the Duffau from the Johnsville Church of Christ. In 1936 this hole was as large as a box car or more. Great Aunt Etta Robinson Moxley and Lela Belcher Hurley told me the story. Take care, Charles A. Wyly On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 06:56:11 -0600 "Frances M. Farley" <farleys@wf.net> writes: >Mr Wyly, > >I was told that my grandfather, Jacob Galik, helped with the >negotiations for the 1903 coal strike. Do you know were I could get >information on the strike? I believe the newspaper listed Grandpa as >Jack Garlick. > >Thank you.. >Frances Farley > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]