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From: "Lou Biddle" <>
Subject: Re: [SCOCONEE] RE: Research in Oconee and Pickens counties
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 05:53:51 -0500
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Dear Bunnie
Are you the one I talked to before Christmas about doing research on a Felix
Martin. I lost my harddrive and I can't find the one who was going to do
research for me so I could get their info to pay them and get the research
started.
Lu

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bunnie Gilmer" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:06 PM
Subject: [SCOCONEE] RE: Research in Oconee and Pickens counties


> Hi Terry,
>
> Yes, I have done some work at both the Oconee Co. Court House in Walhalla,
> and also at the Pickens Co. Court House in Pickens. The Oconee Co. Court
> House of course has their estate records that are not found at the
> Greenville Library.
>
> I haven't been to the library in Pickens, but they do have a nice one in
> Walhalla. One important thing there is the card file index for births,
> deaths and marriages in the Keowee Courier and Tugaloo Tribune
> newspapers. That in itself is well worth the trip.
>
> I have also had success in Pendleton at the Pendleton District Historical
&
> Tourism Commission. They have a small room upstairs for research. I have
> found pictures and newspaper clippings there that I would never have found
> anywhere else.
>
> As you know, the Greenville newspapers, found at the Greenville Library,
> carry obits from a wide area. The Anderson newspapers also carry area
> obits, and these papers can be found at the Anderson Co. Library and also
> at Clemson University's Cooper Library.
>
> I hope that some of this will help you. If you need more information
about
> any of these places, just drop me a note offline at .
>
> Take care,
> Bunnie
>
>
>
> At 02:09 PM 2/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Bunnie,
> >
> >I live in Lawrenceville, GA and also travel to Greenville to do
> >research. I love the new South Carolina room. Much better than what
> >they previously had. Do you also go to Pickens and Oconee to do
> >research? I need to look for records that apparently aren't available
> >at the library. Are there libraries, courthouses, historical societies,
> >etc. that you can point me towards? Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
> >Terry Moore
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bunnie Gilmer [mailto:]
> >
> > >I live in Toccoa, Ga, but can travel to Greenville, SC to do research.
> >In >case you are not aware of it, the Greenville Library has the largest
> >SC >Room in the state of SC.
>
> Bonnie S. "Bunnie" Gilmer
>
> BSG Genealogical Research
> http://www.kendawg.net/genealogy/
>
>
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