This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zJB.2ACE/1818.2 Message Board Post: If you write to the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Buchanan County Courthouse, 411 Jules, St Joseph, MO 64501 (I wrote specifically to Judge Daniel Kellogg) and ask for a court order to the State Hospital to release your relative's records to you, you can then send the order to the State Hospital and they will send you copies of all records regarding your relative...including photos and burial information. Be sure to explain carefully in your letter to the court your relationship and why you want the information.