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Sue,
Yes we here in Alaska love Sarah Palin. She really recognized the middle class working people. We wished she had not dropped out of her place as Governor. However, respect her decision that she could do more good from the outside. I think she has a good understanding of the inside “politics”. She has a no nonsense attitude toward the Bull of it all!
I do not know a lot about my husbands people, only that they are originally from Michigan (Indian River area) the line goes back there to the late 1800’s, before that they were in new York.
No I do not have anyone in the area that would go do research for me. I have some relatives there in Harrisburg, but they are not at all into genealogy. I can barely get them to answer questions re: memories of family history. So it makes it a very difficult task for me.
Yes I agree with you re: the inmate who took the records off the floor. So many people do not see the importance of the history, and so many facts end up destroyed because of the lack of interest.
My maiden name was Thompson, and I have researched that line (along with several others) from the census records through LDS old micro finch, and for the past few years on line. My grandparents did not own land, but I am told that my great-grandfather did at one time, but that is questionable in my mind.
My BIG mystery is –What happened to my great-great grandfather, Joseph (H?) Thompson who was alive in 1880 and listed on the census of that year in Bolivar, Poinsett co AR., his wife remarried in Dec. 1882, so I Know from that and oral history that he died between 1880- 1882, but because the Library in Harrisburg has nothing on line, I can’t go through the old newspaper articles they have available (on site) to try and find an obit on him.
From what I have read on the Harrisburg web site re: the court house there (please forgive me if this is incorrect-I am going by memory from what I read some years ago) But this was very interesting if you can find the site – its great reading on the history of Harrisburg.. It burned three different times, when the original court house burned it was completely destroyed (all records destroyed), when they built it back they built a vault for the storing of records, the second time it burned they were only partially destroyed, and like I said I believe it stated that it had burned a third time. I do not remember the years.
I also found out (from some Arkansas website?) the following info: It said that a law had passed sometime in the early 1900’s that required all counties to send Marriage, death, and birth records to state level, however the county did not do that right away, I believe it said the first records were receive at state level in the 1930’s.
The Jackson funeral home use to do research, I was able to get some old obits, about 1993-1995. But the last time I ask them I was told they can no longer do that because of the Hippa Law?
Sue, thank you for your reply, if you have any ideas for me please let me know. Terrie
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