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From: "D&L Hofferth" <>
Subject: Re: [INLAKE] Crown Point Marriages
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:07:13 -0500
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I am surprised you had so many problems at the courthouse. Last year I went
there and did alot of marriage records research myself. They let me go back
into the room where the books are and look for myself. The only thing I
could not do is photocopy the information myself. After researching, I
filled out a form with the information I had found and left it with them
and, at their convenience (which was less than 2 weeks), they copied the
pages I requested and mailed them to me.

Leigh Ann Hofferth


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Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [INLAKE] Crown Point Marriages


>
> Shari,
> I am sorry to report that there is no place to write about the
> marriage in
> question. Based on the information you provided, your brick wall will
> remain
> much longer. Don't expect any help from the Lake County Courthouse in
> Crown Point, Indiana. Let me tell you that I know what I am talking
> about.
> I really wish I could help you. I have the same problem as you and I
have
>
> already went to the courthouse to request a lookup for two marriages
that
> took place after 1920 and the courthouse refused to help me.
> One of the two marriages is believed to have occured about May, 1928
and
> the county clerk's office told me that unless I provided the actual
date,
> they
> could not help me. I went to the courthouse in person and I left empty
> handed
> and back to the drawing board. I am not sure about the other marriage
> request.
> But still, I wanted to find out if my relatives did get married in
Lake
> County.
> When anyone, you and me included don't have all of the
information,
> you
> go to the courthouse to find the rest if it is recorded.
> But that is not the case in Lake County. In Lake County, if you don't
> have all the
> information so the court personnel can look it up, they won't help
you.
> They will not let you or anyone else including me to look at the book
> including
> the indexes.
> As of this date, I still have not found the marriage records.
> My family tree research in Lake County doesn't start until after
> 1900 so I have
> a much bigger brick wall than you.
> I really don't know what to tell you to do because I don't know. As I
> already said
> I am having the same problem as you.
> My parents were married in Lake County and they got their marriage
> license at
> the Old Lake County Courthouse which they called "The Grand Old Lady".
> The old courthouse still stands but a new courthouse building is at
the
> north
> end of town where all government business is now located.
> I don't even go to the courthouse anymore in Lake County because they
> won't
> let me research my family tree anyway.
> I will probably go to my grave not finding out about those two
marriages.
> I have more to say but this is not the place to do it.
> I am sorry I could not help you or direct you to the right place for
> assistance.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Sincerely Yours,
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________

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