Regarding the inability to copy OLD records. We were at the Putnam Co. courthouse this summer and found my grandparents 1832 marriage license. Like Phoebe said, we were not allowed to copy the records because of the condition they were in. I asked if they could be scanned (I have a small flatbed scanner that fits in my briefcase with my PC) the answer was no. HOWEVER, we were allowed to use a digital camera, without a flash. With the help of one of the employees we took the book over to the sunny window and voila we have several good photographs of the marriage record. Also be aware that some of the oldest records are stored in a different vault, not the main room. One of the employees insisted that whatever records they were in the main vault, another lady I asked about this 1832 marriage record went and got them for me from a different storage location.... -----Original Message----- From: PSBU@aol.com [mailto:PSBU@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 1:29 PM To: INPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INPUTNAM] Libraries I just returned from Putnam Co., IN doing some research. The library there was very helpful and they have a lot of info for that area. The court house was OK, they let you go thru whatever books you want and make copies...they don't help with the copy machine. Copies are $1 each, however if you make a mistake with the copy machine....you only pay for the copies you keep. They have some very old records that they won't let you make photocopies of...you can write the info off. I looked briefly at those books and found what I wanted. I didn't look any further as I didn't want to handle the books, just to be looking thru them. They are really in a tattered condition. The health dept. where birth and death records are kept leave a lot to be desired. If you can't get to a library in Indiana, the Independence, MO library has a wonderful genealogy department. I spent 3 days there and didn't even begin to touch on what might be available for my research. I spent 4 hours at the NARA library in Kansas City and felt like that was a waste of time unless all you want to do is read census or read military indexes. The Independence library has all of the census records for the US. However, I do believe the send some out on inter-library loan so what you are looking for may not be in when you are there. Phoebe Pantier Bush ==== INPUTNAM Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe follow the instructions in the welcome message. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237