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From: "karen welch" <>
Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Indiana Marriage Records
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:30:33 -0600
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Gina: Perhaps Ancestry.com can come up with a suggestion since they have
all the census records and can only post up to 75 year old information too.
I am sure they would be willing to give you some advice in how to access the
records if you agreed to share the information with them. Your local
senator or congressman/woman might have some suggestions too. You might
google the Freedom of Information Act and see what it says.

Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Richardson's" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Indiana Marriage Records


> They won't let you make copies but you can take a lap top in and
> transcribe
> the records.
>
> Mary Kay and me went one day and started doing that, but we didn't get far
> into the first set of books before we had to leave but we plan to go back
> soon and continue where we left off.
>
> If enough people could take a day or two and go and transcribe the records
> we could compile them into a database. I have some online now that have
> been
> sent to me, but would love to have a complete index.
>
> I would also like to do the same thing with the death and birth records.
> But so far I have been blocked every time I have tried to gain access to
> the
> records. I was granted permission from the State Board of Health to make
> an
> index for any records that were 75 years old or older. But when I have
> went
> to the Board of Health in Randolph County I am told no, for various
> reasons. One time it was because there was no room for me to sit and
> transcribe the books, another time I was told I would need permission from
> the Doctor or board in charge of the county records.
> The last time we went the man told me that they have been indexed and are
> located at the historical society, but that index was done for the
> historical society and I was told I cannot use it online.
>
> Maybe I should start a petition and take that with the letter from the
> State
> and try again?? Any suggestions on how to gain access to public records
> that
> are being denied??? Actually this affects all researchers trying to gain
> access to their family history. I know I am not the only one who has had
> problems finding information in Randolph County.
>
> I am tired of being denied access to my family records and open to
> suggestions! <G>
>
> Gina Richardson
> INGenWeb County Coordinator
> Delaware County IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~indelawa/
> Randolph County IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/
> Rootsweb Admin.
> Rootsweb Admin.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andrealong" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 5:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Indiana Marriage Records
>
>
>> I'd be willing to work on this, but I already know that I will not be
>> allowed to make free copies of each licsense or to make scans or
> photograph
>> a marriage licsense. It is already posted in the clerk's office and I've
>> asked to be allowed to have exeption with a no for response, unless I pay
> $1
>> for each one, and there are two per page in the books. I have wanted to
> do
>> this for a while, at least 1900-1910 to start with. I have discovered
> that
>> not all the licsenses are index in the front of the books, found hubby's
>> g
>> grands married in 1906 by accident in the newspaper, I had looked in the
>> 1905-1908 indexes and didn't find them, but with the newspaper, I was
>> able
>> to find it.
>> If the genealogy society would be willing to pay for the copies, then
>> that
>> would be fine.
>> Andrea
>
>
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