Bobbye from time to time I have also runned into public officials who notonly refuse to help me but are also down right rude. I found that a very nice, polite letter to the editor of the county's/city's local newspaper ususally does the job. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Bobbye Davis <bobbye@microsped.com> To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:17 AM Subject: Mississippi Court Houses >In doing my research of my home state of Ms. where I also reside I too have >encountered the same problems. >In Neshoba county the circuit clerk Patty Duncan Lee absolutely refuses to >let you take pictures or copy the marriage license of Neshoba. >the same goes for Sunflower Co. >On the other hand when I go home to Bolivar Co. the clerk is very cordial >and says no matter how old and even if they are hand sewn we can copy them. >I applauded her. >Leflore County is always nice to and never charge me. I don't believe I >have paid any thing in Bolivar either. >I requested divorce records on my grand father and first wife and also on >his oldest son and first wife. Lauderdale Co. copies them and mailed them to >me right away. I sent a check back to cover the cost. >I think the Clerks that refuse to help us need to be voted out of office. >How else will we get our records together if they don't understand >Genealogy? >I did write another county asking for copies of the marriage license and >this county does not copy but turned it over to a researcher with out my >consent and she copied and sent me a bill. > > >==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== >Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi >where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Rude public officials are difficult to deal with and we have them at many of our court houses, but a rule regarding how certain books of records that are old and fragile must be handled is entirely justified. The folks that are responsible for maintaining our public records that apply and enforce such a rule should be supported. Their efforts make it possible for these records to be there for our future generations. Many of our genealogy libraries have many books that cannot be copied on even the machines designed for books. To try and copy some of the old hand sewn books will break the book cover down and in a short while the pages will be falling out. If the public official doesn't care and the researcher doesn't care then who's looking after the interest of those that come afterwards. Be prepared. Take your camera with high speed film and the appropriate lens. Take plenty of note paper and at least two mechanical pencils with extra lead and allow lots of time for the job. And thank that court house clerk for doing his or her job and for understanding the importance of preserving genealogy records. Art Morgan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda C Kennedy" <lckennedy@c-gate.net> To: <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:55 PM Subject: Re: Mississippi Court Houses > Bobbye from time to time I have also runned into public officials who > notonly refuse to help me but are also down right rude. I found that a very > nice, polite letter to the editor of the county's/city's local newspaper > ususally does the job. > Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bobbye Davis <bobbye@microsped.com> > To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:17 AM > Subject: Mississippi Court Houses > > > >In doing my research of my home state of Ms. where I also reside I too have > >encountered the same problems. > >In Neshoba county the circuit clerk Patty Duncan Lee absolutely refuses to > >let you take pictures or copy the marriage license of Neshoba. > >the same goes for Sunflower Co. > >On the other hand when I go home to Bolivar Co. the clerk is very cordial > >and says no matter how old and even if they are hand sewn we can copy them. > >I applauded her. > >Leflore County is always nice to and never charge me. I don't believe I > >have paid any thing in Bolivar either. > >I requested divorce records on my grand father and first wife and also on > >his oldest son and first wife. Lauderdale Co. copies them and mailed them > to > >me right away. I sent a check back to cover the cost. > >I think the Clerks that refuse to help us need to be voted out of office. > >How else will we get our records together if they don't understand > >Genealogy? > >I did write another county asking for copies of the marriage license and > >this county does not copy but turned it over to a researcher with out my > >consent and she copied and sent me a bill. > > > > > >==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > >where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > > >============================== > >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >