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From: Charles Royall < cnroyall@wcc.net>
DearMYRTLE,
I am very concerned about the old state and parish original records in LA. Most
old records are kept in courthouse basements and that is the first place to
flood. New Orleans has excellent old records going back to 1600s. In all of the
reports on the damages there, I have not heard anything about the loss of any
records, banking, tax, school, medical etc. The list of potential loss of
records is beyond the imagination. Having done a lot of research in LA. and
actually getting to handle the original records was a real pleasure. I just hope
and pray that it will still be available and not lost for ever.
As far as the Salt Lake Family History Library goes, I drove over 2500 miles
there and back and was disappointed. Never got in the front door. The only
parking that I could find was at curbside parking meters with a rate of .25 for
20 minutes.
There were about 20 steps leading up to the front door. I can not negotiate
steps in a wheel chair.
Stayed in Salt Lake for 5 days enjoying other things in the area, but did not
get to do what I went there for. For all practical purposes it was an expensive
and wasted trip. Average cost to stay and eat in Salt Lake for 2 persons was
$175.00 per day plus the motels and gas to get there and back. That was $1600.00
dollars that I could have used in other research.
From: DearMYRTLE,
DearCHARLIE,
I think your letter is exactly why I should open a bed & breakfast, and cater to
folks. May I share your email with my other readers?
From: Charles Royall < cnroyall@wcc.net>
DearMYRTLE,
Please do. I think it needs to be placed on the list. If they had a handicapped
entrance I could not find it. There are a lot of us older
folks doing research. You could keep a bed and breakfast full of researchers.
Thanks
DearCHARLIE,
First let me say I have been very concerned about the preservation of original
documents. Sometimes the microfilming process can make a fleck in the old-style
paper look like a comma in a person's name. There is nothing to replace the
feeling of working through dusty old courthouses, though I don't miss the
sneezing. The terrible destruction in Louisiana & Mississippi and now the
Atlantic coast is, as you say, impossible to imagine.
Regarding SLC: Since you first wrote, ol' Myrt here has been wracking her brain
to figure out where the 20 steps are, for I recall the FHL has a flat entrance.
I agree that the parking is terrible. I think the DUP Daughters of Utah Pioneers
building has the steps you mention. But in the time since you last visited SLC,
I believe that the ADA requirements for handi-capable access has come into play.
I've seen a number of people in the FHL in wheel chairs. In fact, last year's
remodeling project makes it easier to get around in my opinion.
But all this confusion is exactly why I should do a
small bed & breakfast, at least six months of the year. I could pick my guests
up
at the airport, and bring them home. Each morning we could have a genealogy
power breakfast then I could drop you off at the library, take the car home and
walk back to the library to go through the research process with you.
In an email with another reader, Dolly in Maryland, I considered what impact the
full online access in six years to the 3 million rolls of
microfilm will have on the the use of the Family History Library. But then I
remembered all the newly published books, county histories, society newsletters
and surname books that won't be part of the online resources due to copyright
issues.
Hmmmm, this is getting to be a serious possibility, a partial move to SLC. If I
really plan ahead, I can drive west each year from Florida (to escape the
hurricanes?) do a few seminars along the way, then spend six months in Salt
Lake. Hmmm. This is fun to work on these plans. I already have someone booked
for the first month.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
6023 26th Street West PMB 352
Bradenton, FL 34207
www.DearMYRTLE.com
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