Talk about being in the right place at the right time. . . Harris Hill and his cousin
Keith visited Schley County in July and got their picture in the paper. One of the
Judges' found some old records. Check it out!
Harris has always been a big contributor to Schley. I can honestly say I wish I did
half of what he contributes.
kemis
From: GAGenWeb Archives
To: GASCHLEY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 8:37 PM
Subject: [GASCHLEY] Ga-Schley Co. Photo (Unburied Treasur)
Schley County GaArchives Photo Group.....Unburied Treasure July 2006
************************************************
Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Harris Hill
http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 August 21, 2006,
8:37 pm
Source: The Tri-County Journal & Chattahoochee Chronicle Wednesday,
August 16, 2006
Photo can be seen at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/schley/photos/unburied11665gph.jpg
Image file size: 260.6 Kb
The Tri-County Journal & Chattahoochee Chronicle Wednesday, August 16, 2006
UNBURIED TREASURE
HISTORIC DOCUMENTS UNEARTHED IN SCHLEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
by Linda Adams
Magistrate Judge Larry Wall had known that there were old documents stored in
a closet above the stairwell that lead down into the depths of the Schley
County Courthouse basement. One day, earlier this summer, he opened the door
and took out a paper to examine. It just happened to be a document relating
to his family! Realizing that there was information of historical interest in
the stored papers, he went about retrieving them.
A trustee was given the task of taking the documents out of the closet and
putting them into plastic bags. There were also documents stored in the
basement that were retrieved at the same time. In all there were some seven
big bags of decomposing paper in Wall's office awaiting inspection.
Fortunately, two gentlemen were about to come to Schley County to the Murray
family reunion. These two men, Harris and Keith Hill, second cousins, have
neither one ever lived in Schley county, but their ancestors did, and their
interest in and knowledge of Schley County history, plus their expertise, made
them perfect candidates to go through and examine the documents.
Because of the state of decomposition due to insects and humidity, many of the
papers were either stuck together or not legible. However, about a third of
the documents could be read and salvaged. Many of the documents date from the
time Schley County and Ellaville were established, right after the mid point
of the eighteen hundreds.
One receipt was printed with "Pond Town" as the city, rather than Ellaville,
although it was dated after the establishment of Ellaville. All of the
salvaged documents are being carefully preserved and those of interest are
being transcribed and digitally scanned. The results are being posted on the
Rootsweb website that Harris Hill coordinates.
The address is:
www.rootsweb.com/~GASCHLEY
Additional Comments:
I might add that none of the preservation and posting by myself and keith
would have ever taken place were it not for the writer of this article, Linda
Adams and Judge Larry Wall. We are most grateful for these are
truly "unburied treasures."
File at:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/schley/photos/unburied11665gph.txt
This file has been created by a form at
http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/
File size: 3.1 Kb