Hello, I agree, I don't believe we can cast blame on this. I haven't had the time to go check out the site fully, but I did hear that it is an ongoing processes. I might make the suggestion that if anyone would like to see marriage databases and other information, such as the census on line, that you volunteer to type some records up and submit them to either the county website or donate them to the USGenWeb Project's Archives. Thank you, Julie >Is there anybody in he Freeport Genealogical Society who can help us remedy >this situation or steer us to the correct person or department. > >Dave Halm >Haverhill, Iowa > >davehalm@netins.net > >Searching for RUST and LUBBERS > > >-----Original Message----- >From: RogerCubs@aol.com <RogerCubs@aol.com> >To: ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 7:45 PM >Subject: Re: [ILSTEPHE-L] Stephenson Co. Missing.. > > > >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 > > -- List moderator , Stephenson Co., IL mailto:ILSTEPHE-L@rootsweb.com Stephenson Co. ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstephe