Brian, Yes, I should of mentioned thier names, they were Jim Ballard and Kathleen Stephens. The handout that was given (this was approx two weeks ago) has a revised date of January 1, 1999. I adjusted my bifocals and it indeed says 1997. I have a phone number for Ms. Stephens it is (904) 359-6990. I am sure she would not mind me mentioning her number, because she handed out her business cards at the meeting. Lynn >Lynn, > >The State's Marriage and Divorce Index now covers 1877-1997? Did they >say anything about that being a new range of coverage? Our library's set >covers 1927-1991, and prior to that there was, according to what Vital >Statistics has always told me (personally!), no central registration of >those matters. If they didn't misstate, this is good news for everyone, >as well as a real surprise to me. > >In fact, the BVS web site also says 9as of five minutes ago) that they >have marriage and dissolution records from June of 1927, so I don't know >where they'd get the fiche >for the preceding fifty years. > >Did these folks give their names at the lecture? Thanks! --Brian >**************************************************** >William White wrote: >> >> I recently attended a lecture and the guest speakers were from the >> State Office of Vital Statistics. They gave us a handout that has the >> Microfiche Index Fee Schedule...... here are some of the costs: >> Death Index (1877-1997) $262.96 >> Marriage (1877-1997) $560.12 >> Divorce (1877-1997) $150.98 >> That is just for the whole set, or you can purchase by the year. If >> you were to purchase all of the above it would be $974.06 plus $33.00 >> for processing and postage! >> >> Lynn >> >> >Mary Ellen, actually, I haven't been asked that before,. >> > >> >When I ordered the "Florida Combined Death Index" for our local >> public >> >library in Palatka, it was--I believe--something like $491, but don't >> >quote me. That also included the marriage & marriage dissolution >> indexes >> >(which begin in the mid-'20s--before that they're available only in >> the >> >67 courthouses). That was five or more years ago, so I would not >> presume >> >to give a definitive answer as to availability or price. It was a >> fairly >> >long hassle to get ours, as I recall. >> > >> >The folks at the Bureau of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, >> Jacksonville, >> >FL 32231 can answer your question with much more authority, so I'll >> >refer you to them and wish you good luck! --Brian >> > >> >P.S. I'd love to know what you learn.... >> >************************************************* >> > >> >Mary Ellen Wexler wrote: >> >> >> >> Brian, I am sure you have been asked this before, so please >> forgive! Is the film or fiche for sale and if so how much and how to obtain it? >> >> >> >> Thanks so much. >> >> >> >> Mary Ellen >> >> >> >> e-mail: mewexler@buffnet.net >> >> Co-host Okaloosa County FLGenWeb page: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~flokaloo/Okaloosa.htm >> >> Edge mailing list: EDGE-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Harvey mailing list: HARVEY-L@rootsweb.com >> >> EDGE/HARVEY family page: http://www.buffnet.net/~mewexler/ >> >> Genealogy Help page: http://www.buffnet.net/~mewexler/help_pg.htm >> > >