From: "Wayne Nichols" To: DCO List Subject: Research in Greenville, Darke Co. Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 07:52:55 -0400 Garst Museum now has a website. You can check the dates and times on the Contact page. The URL is http://www.garstmuseum.org/ Garst Museum Open February - December, 11 - 5 Tuesday - Saturday and 1 - 5 Sunday. The museum is open only on weekends during February. The museum is closed throughout January. Admission is $3.00 adults, $2.00 seniors, $1.00 for school age, five and under-free. Last I knew they couldn't respond to the e-mail address listed. Also the website doesn't have any information on it about the library. The Genealogical Library closes by 4:15 each day. Information on places to do research can be found on the DCOweb site at http://www.dcoweb.org/listfest/listfest.htm Below is what is listed. PLACES TO RESEARCH IN GREENVILLE: ============ Garst Museum ============ corner 205 N Broadway (St.Rt. 118) Wilson Dr., Greenville, Ohio 45331, (937-548-5250) HOURS: Tues-Sat:11:00-4:30; Sun:1:00-4:30; Closed Mondays and entire month of Jan.; winter hours may vary ========================= Greenville Public Library ========================= 520 Sycamore St., Greenville, Ohio 45331, (937)-548-3915 HOURS: Mon-Thur 9:30am to 9pm; Fri 9:30am to 8pm; Sat 9:30am to 5pm Copies are .10 per page. According to the Reference Librarian, the genealogy section is just a tiny room. ========================= Greenville-Union Cemetery ========================= (937)-548-3235 (they have an answering machine) OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Thurs 9am to 12:30pm. Per their recording: [Office] CLOSED FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY. ======================= County Government Annex ======================= 300 Garst Ave., Greenville, Ohio 45331 Probate Court : 937-547-7345; Health dept: 937-548-4196 (Note: Darke County Probate Office is NOT at the Courthouse, it is HERE.) HOURS: 8am to 4:30pm Mon-Fri --Birth and Death Records from 1867 to 1908 which can only be abstracted. They do not allow photocopies of these records. Certified copies are also abstracted and then just stamped with a seal for $3.00. --Marriage Records from 1820 to Present can be photocopied at $.25 per page if you do it or $.50 per page if they do it. --All records are indexed by last name (see also Will Indexes on DCOweb for online indexes) --Some marriage records are on the computer for later years (about 1960 to present) ======================= Darke County Courthouse ======================= Fourth & Broadway (504 S. Broadway), Greenville, Ohio 45331 Clerk's office, 937-547-7393 HOURS: 8:30am to 4:30pm Mon-Fri --Microfilm Department houses Wills, Common Pleas and oldest Probate (wills) records. All records are indexed by surname. Copies are available at $.25 per page. Scan of Book A-1 available free at: DCOweb's Wills on the Web (see http://www.dcoweb.org/wills/home.htm) --Recorders Office houses land records from 1816 to present. Records are searchable by surname of grantee or grantor and by property address. Copies are available for $1.00 per page. =========================================== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints =========================================== 1301 North Broadway, Greenville, Ohio 45331 By appointment only: Lena Edwards 937-884-7142