In a message dated 10/10/99 3:05:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, SBrown5329@aol.com writes: << Roger, I don't know that the county is to blame. Most of the other counties either have individual volunteers or the Genealogical society transcribes it as a society project. Sam Brown Benbrook, TX >> I wouldn't think the IRAD centers around the state would depend on volunteers. They are funded and operated by the Illinois Secretary of State office. I doubt Ogle Co. had volunteers able/willing to transcribe them but they sure have a lot of records at the DeKalb site for Northern Illinois counties. In looking at their brochure, it says the IRAD centers work with local officials to transfer records. Roger Cramer Peoria, AZ