From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Aug 16 13:54:54 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7GJssjb006558; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:54:54 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7GJsshN029984 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:54:54 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k7GHFAFI009596 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:15:10 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k7GHFAVn009595 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:15:10 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k7GDwkFI009162 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:58:46 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k7GGcINv025931 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:38:18 -0600 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Wed Aug 16 10:38:18 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7GGcIjb025922 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:38:18 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-01.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-01.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.40]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7GGcGrF019897 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:38:16 -0600 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-162-26-136.houston.res.rr.com [24.162.26.136]) by ms-smtp-01.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7GGcG1G009581; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:38:16 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <00e501c6c153$89e52520$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: , References: <948408479.1155741899230.JavaMail.root@fepweb02> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] general question Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:46:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Oh, my! you've left it wide open! You question << But is there any other records in the courthouse that I should be looking for? >> tells me you must be fairly new to genealogy - You are not leaving on your trip until October so you have time to do several things to make your trip successful. There is no way we can teach a genealogy session on courthouses on this site, at least not a "everything you ever wanted to know" session. Get thee to your library! Hopefully your library has an online catalog. You do not say where you are located so I cannot help you there with hints or specifics. There will be a number of books you'll want to look at before you go. Hopefully your library has a copy of "Courthouse Research for Family Historians" by Christine Rose or some other good one. If they have "The Source" by Arlene Eakle & Johni Cerny you will find much need information there. Also check Everton's "The Handy Book" under OHIO to see important information about the state and those counties. You need to know when they were formed and what records they have. Remember that records do not move when a new county is formed so you must know where to look for a specific time period. WARREN CO was created Feb 1808 FROM Columbus Co ... Columbus Co was created Mar 1803 from Jefferson and Washington counties .... so how do your dates fall? And finally, at your library you will want to see what specific books and microfilm they have on Warren, Columbus, etc. counties .... Go on your trip prepared! Do your homework! Have your family charts in order and do some general historical reading on the county. Check out what's in your local genealogy collection - I can't tell you how many times in the classes I've taught that someone tells me they, for example, went to Salt Lake City and found .... Then I gently tell them that "we have that right here at Clayton Library." Have a wonderful, safe and successful research trip! Folks, I'm suggesting again that when you write a query for help on any list , tell where you are located. You first name with the county/state is sufficient if you're worried about privacy (genealogy is not a private endeavor; most of us are known 'all over.'). Often the reader can give you specific resources/repositories. And second, I suggest that some apparently depend almost entirely on the Internet and never go to the library ... do not fall into this trap! There are things and people at your library that can move you right along with your research problems. Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Harris Co TX ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:24 AM Subject: [ROOTS-L] general question > This may sound a bit odd, but here goes: > > My husband and I are traveling to Ohio (Lebanon, Warren County) in October to do some genealogy research on my paternal line (Collins). When we head to the county courthouse, I'll be searching for a marriage record for my great-great-great-grandparents (William A. Collins & Martha Jane {Conrey} Collins). I'd like to find a death certificate for both of them as well. But is there any other records in the courthouse that I should be looking for? For instance, there was a Cowan & Collins carpentry business that was run by William A. Collins and a partner - don't know the partner's name (aside from his last name of Cowan, of course!). Would a business license or something of that sort be on file at the courthouse? And would I be able to find it without knowing anything else about the business except it's name and it was located in Lebanon, Ohio? > > Thanks for any helpful input anyone can give me. > > Cathy (Collins) Wesemann