Sorry..... but when I sent this I thought it was heading for rootsweb.com and not a private e-mail. Please scroll past the "addresses" and see if you can help me. Thanks, L. Blailock S. tiger@kopower.com -----Original Message----- From: Lucy Blailock Swinney <tiger@kopower.com> To: deewils@attglobal.net <deewils@attglobal.net> Cc: tiger@kopower.com <tiger@kopower.com> Date: Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:08 PM Subject: Re: McLennan County Marriages >Do any of you know of someone who would be willing to do a little research >for me at the McCllenan County or Waco library? I am wondering if either >facility in their genealogy section does what I have found other libraries >have done over the years and that is to either have people submit their >biographies for placement in the genealogy section or someone does it for >them later. Some professions I have seen include lawyers, judges, county >officials, city officials, doctors, etc. These biographies are usually of a >person who was considered to have contributed to the growth of the area. >And sometimes, there is a genealogy on the person, i.e., who his parents >were and where they were from? In my case, I have a Dr. W. R. Blailock, b. >1849, MS, attended medical school, then relocated his practice to the Waco >area. He was my gr-gr-uncle and I am searching for his >grandparents......for years. Since I have had no luck going backwards, >decided to work forwards and find some of the doctor's descendants. Dr. W. >R. Blailock's son, Harry, was also a doctor. Can you steer me to a person >who would be willing to dedicate an hour or two? I will pay a reasonable >price....gladly. Or tell me how to contact the library? Thank you. L. >Blailock S. tiger@kopower.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Diane Elaine Wilson <deewils@attglobal.net> >To: TXMCLENN-L@rootsweb.com <TXMCLENN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Saturday, April 06, 2002 9:02 AM >Subject: McLennan County Marriages > > >>Peggy Duty is correct - Marriage Records are on the way to the TxGenWeb >>McLennan County site, thanks to Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. I >>have just received the TxGenWeb - McLennan County site - and have >>transferred much of the information from the old site to the new one-- now >I >>can start adding the more recently submitted data - which INCLUDES McLennan >>County Marriages... >> >>I have received the file from the CTGS Web Committee and hope to have it >>online this afternoon or early tomorrow. >> >>I also hope that many of you will submit files to this site - I can convert >>most any format and really want to work with everyone!!! You will be given >>credit ("submitted by...") for anything you submit - and I can also provide >>a link back to your pages - so long as they are not commerce oriented. >> >>I hope to have your support my effort to make this page chock-full of >>genealogical information!!! >> >>Thanks -- feel free to e-mail me at anytime. >> >> >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237