I went to the courthouse last summer to copy a whole slew of wills. The people were extremely friendly and helpful. The earlier wills are on microfilm and there is a reader/printer in the basement where the wills are. The later wills are paper copies and some are fragile. If my memory is correct I think they even took MasterCard. The advantage of going to the courthouse, if it's possible, is that the will and the probate records are all together, so you can see the whole history. It gives you a good family background (who is fighting with who over the will, etc). The Historical Society has an index of wills for sale. You may be able to it at other bookstores. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 4:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Wills Courthouse I have never been to MD but I have gotten microfim on Cecil county on wills at my local Morman Family history center. To rent a microfilm it is $3.50 and they keep it there for a month. Renew it two more times and they keep it there indefinetely. My local center charges .25 for a copy of microfilm or microfiche. Lynn Scott Ponder ============================== 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