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From: "Drew Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Elopement destinations
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:16:25 -0500
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This topic was discussed last year and earlier this year on the
GENEALIB (genealogy librarians) mailing list. The following posting
summarizes suggestions for a list of such places:

http://lists.acomp.usf.edu/pipermail/genealib/2007-February/012221.html

Drew Smith
GENEALIB List Administrator

On Dec 7, 2007 2:56 PM, Aunt Lizzie's Trunk <> wrote:
> Does anyone have information about likely destinations for couples who
> elope to get married? I'm particularly interested in the northeast
> region of the US and in the time period of 1930. I'm sure there were
> some states where the laws were more lax than others, where a couple
> could get married more quickly than in their home state.

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