I think >Pollywogh@aol.com is who you meant this message for - I, too, have Lewis County ties, with Riffe and names HUNT/COLEMAN/COOK and am always appreciative of info. so will forward this to the intended (I hope) person - if we can exchange any pertinent info or genealogy info. I'm quite willing. Sincerely, LaVonne Schoneman In a message dated 99-07-01 12:04:17 EDT, you write: >Subj: [WALEWIS-L] [WALEWIS] RE:Best places >Date: 99-07-01 12:04:17 EDT >From: dldeleon@ix.netcom.com (Donna DeLeon) >Reply-to: WALEWIS-L@rootsweb.com >To: WALEWIS-L@rootsweb.com > >That's a tough one. You only have one day? If it is during the week, >you have >4 options. > >1. Southwest Archives in Olympia for land records, marriage >certificates and >marriage returns (applications). cost 15 cents per copy. (You should >call >ahead to make sure there is someone to let you in.) >2. Centralia Timberland Regional Library downtown Centralia for >obituaries (they >have The Chronicle on microfilm) >3. Chehalis Timberland Regional Library in Chehalis for census >information (on >microfilm) >4. Lewis county courthouse for some birth, death, and marriage >registers. cost >$1.00 per copy. (what they don't have must be ordered from the Olympia >Vitals >Statistics). > >I almost forgot - the Olympia Timberland Regional Library has the WA >death index, marriage index and divorce index. > >Take your pick and I will give you directions. > >I'm glad I live this close, because with what there is available to look >up >myself, it is very time consuming. Let me know what you are looking >for. >Perhaps I can help with some of it. > >Pollywogh@aol.com wrote: > This is supr information! however, I'm not the person who asked the question... >> Hi, >> >> I will be coming to Lewis County in early August to do genealogy research >on >> my husband's family. Where are the best places to go? And do you know the >> hours open? I will probably only have one day. Thank you. > > >