From April 8, 2004 Wellston Telegram > Storage of old records is a growing problem for Jackson County. The > Courthouse, Annex on Portsmouth Street, and former Brown Publishing Company > building are bulging with records dating back to the 1800s. > Auditor Clyde Holdren told Commissioners on April 5 that under the current > system retrieval of old records is difficult. He described conditions in the > Courthouse attic which are far less than organized or clean. > To that end a new system is being tested. A bill from the Ohio House allows > counties to transfer documents to CDs as a permanent record. > 3SG Corporation of Dublin has made a proposal to the County to take > documents to their headquarters and create CDs. Cost is expected to be about > 12 cents a page, depending on page size. > 3SG's Mike Sperry met recently with Holdren and Clerk of Courts Bob Walton > to discuss details. Certain documents under Walton's care have now been > transferred to the Dublin office as a test case. Clerk of Courts Office will > pay for this initial transfer of information. > The Commissioners noted that other companies' offerings are being reviewed > before any final decisions are made.

Karen, I thought the computer industry hasn't decided the shelf life of cd's yet? Isn't this a little risky? Cheryl Brandt

Hi Karen, Thanks for passing this wonderful information along If this comes to pass, this will be wonderful to have these old records preserved, and once again have easier access to them to help in one's Jackson County ancestor research. Please keep this list informed as other news comes to light on this. All of us interested in Jackson Co. would e most grateful. Judi n Indiana