To all Yes the oldest Erie County (and also from Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, VanWert, Williams, Wood, & Wyandot Counties) are at the Center for Archival Collections in the Jerome Library at BGSU. Steve Charter is a really nice guy, besides being a wonderful Archivist. Among the Erie Co. Records there are: Birth Records 1856-1908 Administrators' & Executors' Bonds and Letters 1838-1888 Administrators', Executors, & Guardians' Dockets 1866-1906 Death Records 1867-1913 Guardians' Bonds & Letters 1864-1892 Guardians' Dockets 1879-1907 Index to Marriages - Male 1838-1920 Index to Marriages - Female 1838-1920 Index to Marriage Records 1838-1851, 1857-1864 Index to Will Records 1837-1961 Marriage Records 1838-1919 Marriage Returns 1841-1875 Naturalization Records 1854-1906 Naturalization Records - Aliens Declarations 1876-1903 Naturalization Records - Aliens Dockets 1854-1877, 1838-1844 Naturalization Records - Aliens and Minors 1860-1880 Naturalization Records - Certificate Stubs 1908-1923 Naturalization Records - Declaration of Intentions 1852-1854, 1873-1880, 1906-1929, 1868, 1872, 1874-1886, 1889. Naturalization Records - files 1900-1908 Naturalization Records - {etition and Record 1907-1914 Nurses Recrods 1916-1937, 1957 Statement of Births and Deaths 1871-1909, 1890-1891, 1898-1899. Will Records 1853-1911 Hunting & Fishing License Records 1914-1937 Partnership & Traders' Records 1895-1958 Records of Justices' Oaths & Mayors' Certificates 1838-1956 REcords of Railroad Policemen's Commission 1903-1935 Records of Trademarks 1916 Juvenile Records 1907-1912 Mothers' Pension Docket & Records 1915-1937 Bicycle Records 1899 Bond Registers 1892-1931 Enumerations of Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Idiotic & Insane 1902, 1906 Mothers' Pension Records 1915-1936 Coroners' Records 1899-1910 Inquests 1`870-1924, 1927-1958 Relief Applications 1930s-1940s Jail Registers 1909-1963 Tax Duplicates 1838-1851 This is a great resourse for all of us! I know that you can go there and research yourself, however if you want them to do the research for you, there is a charge, so inquire about their rates. Carol