I found out something very interesting today and thought I should pass it on as research in OK can be very frustrating if you don't know the ins and outs of the Twin Territories. If people were married, born or died in the old Indian Territory, you will probably only find their records in two places - the federal courthouse in Muskogee, OK and the OK Gnenealogical Society in Oklahoma City. The various tribal headquarters can guide you on what is where, but if your folks were white settlers in the IT, you need to check these two places first, the tribes probably won't have them. The records are the same -the difference is accessibility and cost of accession. You will NOT find any pre-statehood records in the modern county archives as these counties did not exist prior to 1907. There ARE county records earlier than that date for the Oklahoma Territory and the two should not be confused. It will really be worth your time to look at the Twin Territories page on OKGenWeb. It is a terrific resource and will help you see where you are looking and what you are looking for. I can help with a limited number of lookups for OK, including the IT and ok (remember the illegal whites in IT were enumerated on Yell County, AR prior to 1890). The Tulsa library is wonderful and I will do what I can for you. That being said, I'm a little slow because I have other commitments that must come before my research - husband, kids, job, you know the kinds of things that take our time! - but I will eventually get to it. If you are looking for information on the 1900 IT census, that is forthcoming, just be patient with me please. It is a monster job. The first partial roll of the old Choctaw Nation has taken 7 hours so far and it is only part of a roll and there are three more for the Choctaw Nation. That tells you what we are up against. Happy hunting. Susan Wood Reynolds, Owasso, OK.