You can try the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History in Bardstown, Kentucky - Location: 114 N. 5th St., Bardstown 40004 phone: 502-348-2999 -Alison Hinderliter Senior Project Archivist, Newberry Library -----Original message----- From: Penny Cliff [log in to unmask] Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:28:40 -0600 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Whiskey Bonding Barn > Dear List Members, > > I have received a research request that I would love a little help on. A > member of a historical society asked me where official records would be > filed for a former “whiskey bonding barn.” Unfortunately, she has no dates > when the barn was used for this function. > > Doing a little research online has produced the following: “bonding dates > to the early days of bottling when a law (1894) permitted distillers to > warehouse packaged whiskey without paying tax until it was released for > sale. The strength standard was 100 proof and this is still referred to as > bottled in bond.” > > Does anyone have any ideas on which direction I can go with this? > > Many thanks, > > Penny > > Penny Cliff > Director/Archivist > Thomaston-Upson Archives > (706) 646-2437 > [log in to unmask] > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. > For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>