I have also sent to the courthouse for a marriage performed in 1880. I paid $10 and got a modern day equivalent although certified. It had both parties names and their parents. Later I found that the Illinois Archives would look up copies of the original entries. I sent away for a copy and got back much more information. I found that my great great grandfather was not residing in McLean County at the time. They also asked him his nationality. The copies I were sent also listed some of the people recorded before and after their visit to the courthouse. For one great great uncle, it showed that he and his future bride were the next couple to get their license after Adlai Stevenson. Since sone of the family worked at the "Pantagraph", it was a nice little piece of history. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

I know there is a marriage application and a marriage license. The application would show much more information, I think. Each county is different and I always call ahead to find the charges and procedure. I always tell them it's for genealogy purposes because in some counties that makes a difference in price (certified vs copy) I usually start at the archives because they look up everything concerning an event and the price is very reaonable in my opinion. I can accept a copy in most cases and it doesn't have to be certified for my purposes. Peg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Weissinger" <susinger@hotmail.com> To: <ILMCLEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:15 AM Subject: [ILMCLEAN-L] Re: Marriage at McLean County Courthouse > I have also sent to the courthouse for a marriage performed in 1880. I paid > $10 and got a modern day equivalent although certified. It had both parties > names and their parents. Later I found that the Illinois Archives would > look up copies of the original entries. I sent away for a copy and got back > much more information. I found that my great great grandfather was not > residing in McLean County at the time. They also asked him his nationality. > > The copies I were sent also listed some of the people recorded before and > after their visit to the courthouse. For one great great uncle, it showed > that he and his future bride were the next couple to get their license after > Adlai Stevenson. Since sone of the family worked at the "Pantagraph", it > was a nice little piece of history. > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== ILMCLEAN Mailing List ==== > > Email or ISP changes: unsubscribe your old email address prior to the change effective date. Once your new email address is effective then resubscribe using your new address.