Hello, friends! I was in contact with the Washington County Circuit Court's office last week and got some good news. IRAD (Illinois Regional Archive Depository System) has started microfilming the probate records. As the records are completed, they will be deposited at the IRAD facility at SIU- Carbondale. I've been there in the past while doing research in St. Clair and Madison Counties and was always disappointed with the lack of Washington County records available. For those of you unfamiliar with the IRAD System, their web page is: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/iradhome.html The wonderful thing about IRAD is that they WILL do research for individuals (requests by mail only - no e-mail requests) and only charge for the copies they make. Happy hunting! Jean Schorfheide Galloway, NJ aschorfheide@comcast.net