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From: Justin Kirk Houser <>
Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Marriage Certificate
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:10:47 -0500
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20061203151623.0278a0c8@adelphia.net><353145.69381.qm@web30002.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <353145.69381.qm@web30002.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Charlotte,

Here is the site with details:
http://www.co.centre.pa.us/commissioners/webia.asp

Justin

At 03:32 PM 12/3/2006, you wrote:
>Justin, I was going to write personally but then I figured someone
>else may want to know what I am asking too, so--
> can one get on the pay per view from Ohio, or other states? how
> would one go about doing that?
> thanks so much.
> Charlotte Swaney Schmotzer
>
> researching, McDermott, McCafferty, Swaney (Sweany), Furey,
> etc. in Centre county.
>
>Justin Kirk Houser <> wrote: I suspect that
>they have been put on microfiche cards in the
>Register's office but would need to verify this. They have to have
>that data on hand there, even though the original dockets are down at
>the library.
>
>The County has digitized all marriage licenses from about 1991
>forward, and these are on the pay-per-view county site (which is free
>for use at the courthouse, of course). Perhaps in the coming years,
>more records will be digitized there.
>
>As an example of what can be done, my 6th cousin once removed (twice
>over) and 7th cousin (twice over), Joe Davidson, Centre County
>Recorder of Deeds, and a genealogist himself, has overseen a project
>in his office to digitize and index the deed records. They are
>working backwards and currently have all the deed books back to the
>mid-1900s digitized (a tremendous amount of data) on the computer
>system, and the original books that are in bad shape are being
>professionally conserved with new bindings, pins, and acid-free
>plastic sleeves around each page for protection.
>
>Justin
>
>At 03:06 PM 12/3/2006, you wrote:
> >Justin,
> >Is there no chance that the books can be microfilmed or some such
> >thing - maybe even digital photographs of each page. I realize that
> >could be very time consuming and I'm not there to volunteer (couldn't
> >if I was there), but maybe someone could take it on as a project as
> >they have the cemetaries and things of that sort.
> >Carolyn
> >
> >On Dec 2, 2006, at 8:52 PM, Justin Kirk Houser wrote:
> >
> > > Susan,
> > >
> > > The original bound docket books are in the basement of the library,
> > > but they would have to be brought upstairs and put on the copier. As
> > > they are about 18" x 20" x 5" and weigh about 10 pounds each and are
> > > very fragile, frequent copying would not only present a hardship to
> > > the librarian, but would probably destroy the books in time. Even in
> > > the past ten years, with the use they have gotten by folks visiting
> > > on site since the index has been gradually compiled, the covers have
> > > fallen off the first 20 or so books (the first ones to be indexed, so
> > > we have a foretaste of what might come). They could be abstracted
> > > for the requester, but one would need to find someone with the time
> > > to do this, at whatever cost is set. The library does answer lookup
> > > requests as time permits, and a request for one or two items would
> > > probably be OK, but a huge number of marriage license requests at one
> > > time would greatly overburden the staff.
> > >
> > > In the alternative, the Register of Wills likely has microfiche
> > > copies of the dockets in their office. They are very busy with
> > > current-day matters, but if the volume of requests is not too great,
> > > perhaps this would be the way to get photocopies of the records. I
> > > know that the standard copy price is fixed by law at 50 cents per
> > > page, but I am not certain about mail-order costs.
> > >
> > > Justin
> > >
> > > At 02:47 PM 12/2/2006, you wrote:
> > >> In defense of the person who offered look ups from the Centre County
> > >> Marriage Index could she possibly not only be helping us but helping
> > >> the revenue for Centre County? Cambria County has their marriages
> > >> indexed on line, therefore, I was able to purchase copies of all the
> > >> marriage certificates that I needed from that County. Without
> > >> seeing something that was posted on this list. I never would have
> > >> known where my person was married let alone have been able to find a
> > >> date of marriage for him. With her help in finding what I thought
> > >> was an impossible person to find I now know what area I need to be
> > >> looking in for further research. What I need to know now is if you
> > >> can purchase copies of marriage certificates from Centre
> > >> County? Where you would write to & if anyone knows what the cost of
> > >> such a copy would be? I need definite proof that this is my person
> > >> & that he has the parents that I believe he has. From past research
> > >> I believe you have something called a PA Room but !
> > >> I have lost their e-mail address. Any further help would be
> > >> greatly appreciated.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Susan
> > >
> > >
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