Candi: In one instance at a courthouse, the will of my ancestor was available in a 'bound book' - very old. I was not allowed to photo copy it because of the fragile condition of the bound book. However, all the other books were 'loose binding' and I was allowed to photo copy items from them. Lila of VA At 11:14 AM 6/12/99 -0400, you wrote: >Candi, Are you sure that the County Clerk is not allowing you to >photocopy because of copyright restriction, which there certainly would >not be in either situation as governmental records, or are they not >allowing you to photocopy because both items are now available in >another, more easily photocopied, format. It is not unusual in a >situation where a document has been reformatted for the original to be >closed to photocopying, if not viewing altogether, unless it is a very >special situation. It sounds to me that that might be what is going on >with both. If that is the case and you really need to use the original >or copy from the original it may be to your benefit to put your request >in writing to the head of the office. Mary Mannix > > ************************* > >Mary K. Mannix >Maryland Room Manager >C. Burr Artz Library Library Director >Frederick County Public Libraries Howard County Historical Society >Frederick, MD Ellicott City, MD >