This is just a thought, isn't Senator Byrd WV's senator? If so do you think writing a letter to him would help? He seems to take anything about WV very serious from watching C-Span. I am sorry can't remember any other elected people. Thelma in Michigan Elizabeth Periman wrote: > Has anyone found out if the money already sent for copies of the records is > going to be honored. I really would like to know if I'm going to get what I > already paid for. > Elizabeth in Texas > eperiman@1starnet.com > http://www.dhc.net/~design/gedcom/periman.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Elaine D Tomkins <darrtom@juno.com> > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 5:41 PM > Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Courthouse Basement Records > > > The first part of this is directed to Mike Foreman in reference to his > > message (below) posted 28 Oct 1999. After the posting of the below > > message, not another word was said on the list about these records until > > a couple of people reported early this month their experiences in getting > > copies of some of these records from the courthouse. My question, Mike, > > is, in your and other subscribers' efforts (mentioned below) to uncover > > the facts regarding the future of these records, can you tell us what you > > learned? > > > > Next, does ANYONE know if Mr. Rice completed indexing ALL of the basement > > records, or did he throw in the towel before completion of the index? If > > he did NOT complete indexing all of the records, what about the unindexed > > records? Are they going to allow someone else to finish the task? Also, > > where are the records now going to be stored? Are they going to continue > > to keep the records languishing in that damp, musty basement or are they > > going to make some effort at providing some sort of proper storage for > > these records of the county's history? > > > > Elaine in Ohio > > > > Veerle Foreman wrote: > > > > > Ladies and gentlemen: I, along with a few other subscribers, have been > > > working diligently, off line, the past few days to find out some facts > > concerning > > > > > the records in the Hampshire County Courthouse. We don't have all of > > them > > > yet, but we should by the first of next week. Please hold off on any > > collections of > > > money for microfilming as this probably is going to be done by both > > local and > > > state agencies. That is not certain yet, but it looks like that is > > part of the plan. > > > > > > We promise we will have a full report next week so right now just > > relax > > > and think of the potential gold mine that may exist for each of us with > > ties > > > to this beautiful old county. It's gonna be okay. > > > > > > Mike Foreman > > > > ______________________________