Hello List; Has anyone found the records in IL closed to the public. I've received email from a source, that said this has happened. Hear is what the email states. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:36:31 EST > From: HGMetzler@aol.com > Subject: Fwd: Help keep Iowa records open. > > In a message dated 1/25/00 3:35:01 PM, Pmauer writes: > > The State of Iowa is considering closing their records to the public. > This has already been done in the State of Illinois where you have to > rely on someone in the courthouse to look things up for you for a fee of > $2.00 and if you want a copy, that > is $8.00 more. > > Many of the people from the East went to Iowa and you may need to obtain > some of their records, if not now, in the future. > Does anyone have any idea if this is true or not. If it is, then we all need to make our voices heard loud and clear, no closing to the public, I always thought the records belonged to the people, not county officials. Please , if you know this is true or false let the list know. Thank you, Imo Greenwood Imo Lee Card Greenwood Searching surnames: ACUFF, BARLOW, BAYNES, BIRD(BYRD), CARD, GREER, LAMB ODOM , RENFRO, SHOEMATE, THOMAS. My Husbands: GREENWOOD, KITZMILLER, CULP