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From: "Donna Madrid" <>
Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Marriages (Western) Data Description
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:35:57 -0700
References: <000201c6ceb0$39e56a20$5e3cf404@melani>


Great, thanks MeLani! I will add list to my list of "favorites" for
research so I don't lose it.

Donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "MeLani" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Marriages (Western) Data Description


> Regarding the link I sent earlier for Western State marriages
> database. The database has been online for at least a few years and
> they are adding to it constantly.
> As Pat said it covers only a small part of CA currently, but it does
> cover some states that have less available online, such as; Idaho,
> Nevada, Wyoming, etc. (The point of my email was that the continuously
> updated database is online for FREE, rather than anyone having to pay
> for the CD.)
> Donna, I have copied the database description straight from the web
> site for you...
> "Virtually all of the pre-1900 marriages are included in the index for
> Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Many counties for those same states have been
> extracted into the 1930's and some, much later. A significant number of
> marriages from selected counties in California, western Colorado,
> Montana, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington, and Wyoming are also
> included. For more details, see "List of Counties by State". As of
> September 2, 2006, this file contains over 407,230 marriage records with
> additional entries being added nearly every working day."
> Hope that helps explain the database.
> MeLani
>
> --Anyone know where this info is compiled from? It's a new
> --data base for me ...........
> --Donna
>
> ------- Original Message -----
> --> I believe this is the same data available here for free
> --> Western States Marriages Search Form
> --> http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm
> --> MeLani
>
>
> --> -------Original Message-----
> --> --I know marriage lookups are not usually done on this site
> --but I just
> --> --saw a CD Data base online and it doesn't work on MACs
> --> --The Title is:
> --> --Marriages (Western) 1850-1951
> --> --Arizona, California, Idaho, and Nevada, 1850-1951 Marriage Index
>
>
>
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