Hi, Iunderstand the library contains every payroll record, every ton of coal mined and which shaft and who worked & which day. I think it is maintained by TP Coal and Oil for future use. The Fort Worth Sportsmen's club and ranch is near thew present New York Hill. The library is across the valley which used to be the town site and a mountain which has been hauled away as brick. South of the New York Hill restaurant, now open, is an open pit which Chapparal Steel of Midlothian used for a time to make rebar rods out of wrecked cars. I was told this is near Pea Ridge, west of Huckaby and north of Lingleville. Acme brick historians in Weatherford might have suggestions about access to the library. It would be a major Geneaological and historical source, but might take years to process onto computer I was told there was no public access. Articles have been printed in Stephenville and Dublin papers and calendars over the years and by the Thurber Historical Society. At one time TP Coal and Oil was owned by TP Railroad and/or Seagram's Whiskey- or the Kennedy Interests. Taxes are paid in Stephenville. , but you know how Corporations split then consolidate for tax and other purposes. Grandad Carey and his Stone & Copeland Arkansas cousins lived in Huckaby, Pea Ridge & Lingleville Texas after leaving Arkansas. One Carey laid on the Pea Ridge, Arkansas civil War battlefield 3 days among corpses when someone saw him move. He recoverred and kept books for his daughter's store. He claimed he never drank nor used God's name in vain. Wonder where Pea Ridge, Texas got its name?? Take care Charles Wyly On Sun, 7 Feb 1999 22:02:28 -0800 (PST) p Day <mygenealogy@Yahoo.com> writes: > >Charles Wyly wrote: > >There is a library kept clean and dry and climate >controlled on Johnson >Ranch in old Thurber limits containing everyone >who lived there and what >they did and were paid and family and country of >origin. I understand it >is closed to the Public. > >Is it open to anyone for research. Are there people that do lookups? >Or is it just kept clean, dry and climate controlled for???? > >Thank you for the information Mr. Wyly. As always, appreciated. > >Pat > > > > >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ 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]