Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3146 Surname: DYER, LOWDEN, CARROLL, FLANAGAN, KENNEDY, PRINDLE ------------------------- Believe me, this is not just a Stamford problem. Deep in the heart of Bush-Cheyney land (Delaware County (PA) Courthouse) they have the same problem. There has been a lengthy discussion on the PADELWA rootsweb group about this same problem in Pa. Apparently records can often end up in people's basements and attics because the courthouse doesn't have room to store them. The conclusion they reached, in shoehorning these records, is persistant, in-person, 'face time.' And even then, it is difficult. Since the advent of the internet, as perhaps you know, genealogical research has exploded. Unfortunately, staffing at these places has not.