I mistakenly sent this info to an individual. It was meant for everyone. I have been reading about he frustrations some of us are having with records that "don't exist". We know they do, but... Here is a possible explanation: A few years ago I was looking for divorce records from the very early 1900s. I have a copy of the court transcript (their notes, if you will) but was looking for the actual case file. The sweet lady who did the actual digging for me there in Grencastle sent me the info she could find. She also told me that she didn't doubt that the original case file existed. The problem is that many years ago the courthouse, or part of it, was painted. Some employee there took it upon themselves to remove the tags/label from the boxes that hold the older records. When the painting was done, the boxes were never re-marked. Due to budget cuts over the years, they do not have the manpower to do much time-consuming digging. She assured me, however, that if someone wanted to dig through the boxes themselves, it would be allowed. Just dress for some very dirty work. I have all of the identifying information, but cannot get there to search through the boxes myself. I don't know that this info is a solution to anyone, but is offered as an explanation for the "there is no record" problem. Debbi __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/