Penney, I really didn't answer you question before. The courthouse is open from 8 or 9am to 5pm. They let you do your own copying in the Clerk's and Recorder's office, except for vital statistics, which they copy and hand stamp "Not For Legal Use". Here are some address I found. Doris Sharp 204 E. Cleveland St. New London, IA 52645-1710 (319) 367-5576 She will do a look up for you on behalf of the Henry Co. Gen. Soc. The cost is $10/hr plus copying costs. She is very helpful person to know and talk to. County Clerk Susie Kuhens 319-385-2632 100 E Washington St Box 176 Mt Pleasant, IA 52641 Henry County Tourism 502 North Washington Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641 Suzanne McNair: Phone: 800-421-4282 or 319-385-2460 PenWeb@aol.com wrote: > > Will someone please help me on this? > > My husband and I are planning a trip to Iowa from Florida this July, to > search for info on his CARTER family. We have a P. O. Box address for the > Henry County Courthouse, but knowing from past experience what some response > time has been, we are hoping to have the physical address and open times > before we leave. > > I know it is very difficult to find info before 1880, but at least there > should be some land records. Joel CARTER left Ontario, Canada after 1870, > stopped for a while in Mt. Pleasant, and then on to Nebraska, probably around > 1880. Hoping to find some sort of record on the CARTER family. > > Any help is deeply appreciated. > > Penny Webster Brown, in Florida