Two thoughts. I'd ask if it would be ok to photograph them and use a good digital camera and tripod. Second, does NC have an Open Records / Public Information law. In Texas you could ask for specific copies and they would be provided for a fee. The only possible refusal may be for documents that are unique historic value and already damaged. The other place I'd contact is the NC state archives to see how to proceed with gaining the access locally. Perhaps those documents are already online as was my 5 GGF's will from 1794. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] FYI In a message dated 1/25/2007 11:39:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: http://www.footnote.com/index.php Paul Drake, as usual you are so good to us. I'd like to share a true story and need some feedback. Northampton County, Jackson Court house. My cousin Mary Jo Parker-Perkins went there for some records. Mary Jo found important documents and they would not let her copy them. Northampton County is so much of the great migration of many names that we are searching and this can cause road blocks as we search our families or work for each other. Is this legal to stop people from using the copy machine for documents that are important to Bertie County, NC? Amelia Tynes-Floyd Hall ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message