Look-Ups
Cemetery Services - Larry Cole. Larry will visit a cemetery and photograph headstones for you. Requests are limited to one per email. Please provide specific details with your request. He works full time and will fulfill requests as he has time. You may be placed on a waiting list. Thank you, Larry, for volunteering your services!
We need more volunteers. Can you help?
Remember that Houston County was formed out of neighboring counties
Guidelines for Lookup Volunteers
Volunteers may do unlimited lookups if:
- The volunteer is the actual author and copyright holder of the publication.
- The volunteer is using primary source documents ... whether making a trip to the courthouse or using their own photocopies of public domain documents.
- The volunteer has written permission from the author / copyright holder to use their publication for lookups.
Volunteers may be able to make certain limited scope lookups in copyrighted publications under the "fair use" provisions of existing law.
Potential volunteers are encouraged to review the explanations of copyright protection, especially the "fair use" provisions. Here are two links to help you: USGenWeb and US Copyright Office.
To list your resource and offer to provide a lookup service, please send an email to houstoncoal@cox.net.
Guidelines for Lookup Requests
- Include "Lookup Request Houston County" in subject line.
- Mention the name of the resource in your message.
- Make your requests for a lookup limited in scope.
Other Look-Up Resources
- Books We Own
- Lookups at Cyndi's List
- RAOGK [Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness]