Monday I personally went to the Probate Judge's office and spoke with the staff who, in turn, spoke to Judge McCollum. The 7th floor of the Tuscaloosa Courthouse has never been closed to the public. The researcher may go to the Probate Judge or the Circuit Court Clerk's office and request to do research on the 7th floor. My personal comment here: 1) I recommend that any researcher planning to do work at any court house do a little homework. Not all original record books are at the local courthouses anywhere. This is true at Tuscaloosa ... 2) Always ...ALWAYS... take someone with you to any courthouse. You will need help with the very heavy books. 3) If you choose to visit the 7th floor of Tuscaloosa County Courthouse - wear old cloths, etc., it is very dusty and crowded. Along these lines, the Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society is preparing divorce papers from 1922 to 1950 for filming by the Utah Genealogical Society. We are in need of help. Won't you please consider joining us? We meet 1 - 4 PM on Monday; 10 - 2 and 7 - 9 PM on Tuesdays; Thursday 10 - 2. We work on the 2nd floor near the Circuit Court. As you get off the elevator turn left and go to the end of the hall. On the your left will be the door to Social Work. Go through that door and down a short hall. The door is usually open, if not it will have a sign about the TGSNG meeting there. Hope to see some of you there ! Charlotte