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From: Joanne Cole <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] MO-CW Digest, Vol 4, Issue 18
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:47:51 -0600
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Re: Tulare CA. I have been to the Tulare library as my grandfather's
family settled there in the late 1800's. I found the volunteers there
to be extremely helpful. In many cases these volunteers to be very
helpful. I also went to the graveyard of my ancestors, in Tipton,
Tulare Co.and the employee there helped me find our gravestones, this
was about 15 years ago. I receive their quarterly bulletin called
"Los Tulares", and it is excellent, very well done. You could find how
to order that quarterly at: www.tularecountyhistoricalsociety.org. I
believe you could also find folks in that organization who could be
helpful. Sorry to inject all this detail, but I just had to speak out
because this organization has been exceptional in their help to me in
my research, and I live out of state. The one in California I have
struggled with is Los Angeles County, impossible to get accurate help
there without going in person.
JoAnne Cole



On Feb 27, 2009, at 7:02 AM, Rhonda Houston wrote:

> As a suggestion, many years areas with genealogical information
> wasn't so
> updated as they are today. I learned NEVER to take no for an answer
> with
> regards to requests for information, especially since the Freedom of
> Information Act gives us genealogists an in for information.
>
> I'd try asking again for Tulare County resources because most
> historical
> societies are more helpful now and better equiped and are expected
> in a
> manner of speaking, to do the job to have answers today. Genealogy
> in most
> communities, is a more popular thing to be performing. I'd try
> asking again,
> and I think you'll be surprised with the response you get.
>
> Rhonda Warmack Houston
>
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>
> Thank you, Rhonda,
>
> I hope I've answered your note correctly, since I can't see it right
> now.
>
> that's more than likely my data you've sent me, though I also have
> some cousins who have taken my research and posted it on the net as
> well.
>
> I contacted Tulare many, many years ago. my experience then was
> that, in general, Tulare officials were less than eager to help, so
> far as to be sent a very nasty letter from the courthouse for not
> knowing which office to send my letter to (but none were listed, so
> how was I to know?) and on a seperate occasion to be told there was
> no tombstone for another ancestor, though when I forgot that fact a
> decade later and findagrave came online, I was sent the most
> beautiful photograph of it. so let that be a forwarning to anyone who
> needs to contact Tulare for records. you may get less than genteel
> treatment. hopefully it's vastly improved, quite a few years have
> passed, but needless to say, after that letter I have avoided
> contacting anyone in official position in Tulare.
>
> btw, that beautiful tombstone is of my Jayhawker ancestor, Francis
> John Wyruck. don't know if he's considered to be acceptable to the
> group. I don't have a hard copy of the tombstone photo, yet, I'd have
> to print it out. I wonder if it can be added from FaG?
>
> admin., I wish the previous messages were posted below, I may have
> to send another note, since I can't refer back to Rhonda's note
> without sending this one and then going back to the original message.
>
>
> regards,
>
>
>
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