Well, I see that you have decided to enter. My name is Tomit and I am the Castellan here at Clouser Castle. I would be glad to give you any information, arrange a tour, or give you directions to one of the many rooms.

Before you begin your exploration, I would like to give you a basic description of each of the rooms found here in the castle. Here on the main floor we have the Lounge, Library, Hall of Scribes, Great Hall, Hall of Mentors, Gallery, and the King's Study. You may visit any room (although the King may not be in his study) at any time. At the bottom is a map showing the layout of the castle with each room labelled. You may also click on the navigation to the left to get to one of the main areas of the castle. Outside the main castle but within the walls of the estate is the Inner Courtyard. Here you may connect to the family trees and the submitted Family Group Sheets. Outside the main castle walls you can travel to the Great Forest where you can find the other family trees of the King and His Queen.

To your immediate right is the Lounge. Here you may talk with other visitors by posting a message, query, or general comments. There is also a bulletin board available where the scribes post new items recently added to the site and any news or events worthy of attention. The GuestBook and a GuestMap are also located in the Lounge.

Beside the Lounge is the Library. The Library is the largest part of the castle spanning three stories. The King anticipates this room needing to be very large as himself and others add to the collections located there. Some of the items you will find in the library are:

• Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
• Census Records
• Wills and Estate Records
• Church and Cemetery Records
• Deed and Land Patent Records
• Local Land and Tax Records
• State and Federal Land Records
• Family Bible Records
• Immigration and Naturalization Records
• Military Records
• Probate and Other Court Records
• Biographical Records
• Newspaper Articles and Obituaries
• Migration Routes and Maps
• Miscellaneous Records

The Hall next to the Library is the Hall of Scribes. There you will find a list of people researching the surname CLOUSER and its variant spellings who have submitted data to this site. You may also fill out a Family Group Sheet form to be added to the ever expanding CLOUSER family tree. Other forms located here are the Military Service Form and the Obituary Submission Form.

Directly behind me is the Great Hall. This is the location of all the storytellers of the CLOUSER name. If you have a story to tell, simply submit it to the scribes and it will be added to the stories located in the Great Hall.

To my right, your immediate left, is the King's Study. This is where the King comes to visit and view the progress of the Castle construction and approve the addition of the items submitted by you the visitors. You may read a letter from the King that gives you some information about him.

Next to the King's Study is the Gallery. This room is devoted to the exhibition of family and individual photographs, headstones, along with the awards won by the site.

The Hall of Mentors is located down the hall between the Gallery and the Great Hall. In the Hall of Mentors you will find help in your own research. The duty Mentor will also give you links to sites dedicated to education and learning genealogy or family history.

You may click on any room to go there now and I hope you enjoy your visit.