This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marianpl Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.norfolk/3107.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Indeed the county seat is Dedham. The probate court used to be in Dedham in the courthouses there but more recently got moved over to Canton. I think it really was a space/finance issue as to why it got moved. As for the # of pages of the probate file - I think it is a matter of bureaucratic policy and not that anyone if trying to be difficult with you. The probate court has access to the index just as we have access to the index of the records. To find out the number of pages in the file they would actually have to pull the file and count them up. They probably have a policy that they need to have a request (ie commitment) in hand before pulling the file. Otherwise they could end up in a situation of wasting a lot of time on jobs that aren't being paid for. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.