Few libraries have unlimited funds. DON'T put the books and microfilm away. I was greatly helped by Gwen Billingsly at the Rome-Floyd County Public Library. She not only knew her collection, but she gave me referrals to cemetery sextons, an archivist, and other genealogists in the county. She made my trip a spectacular success.
Genealogists know a lot better than that.
Write letters to government officials from the mayor and county board of commissioners to the governor demanding more financial support for literacy through funding for your libraries. This column was originally published in the Genealogy Forum on America Online. You may send E-mail to AlongLines . George Morgan would like to hear from you but, because of the volume of E-mail, is unable to respond to each letter individually. He also is unable to assist you with your personal genealogical research.