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