I was at the Pittsfield Courthouse on the 14th of this month and looked up some birth cert. It cost me $2.00 per copy . Unless this has happened recently which I can't imagine them doing this. They (the staff) would have to do all our look ups and I doubt they have the time plus doing their regular duties to do this. Janet -----Original Message----- From: greenwic <greenwic@intcomm.net> To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com <ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 30, 2000 5:31 PM Subject: [ILPIKE] IL records close to public ???? >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 > >