I am on my way out the door, but happened to think that perhaps what I wrote earlier concerning fines against counties who do not maintain records could be construed as meaning that OHS has the power to do so. They do NOT have this responsibility--OHS is responsible for determining which records are historically important and how long they should be kept (for instance, wills and estates must always be retained, while dog licenses are only kept for 5 yrs or whatever). But OHS accepts and maintains certain records from counties if those counties are unable or unwilling to maintain them. The fines, if still on the books, are through the State Auditor's Office. We used to have an excellent person helping Tom Ferguson years ago--Thomas A Burke. Being a genealogist himself, he had an extra concern for maintaining records, and wasn't shy about confronting county officials. He is no longer there, of course and I have been gone so long I don't know what the current State Auditor's policy is. But again, that is a last resort, and I encourage those of you there locally to work with Dr Bain and Jim Anderson regarding the plight of the attic records. And now I'm off to see Riverdance....Tacy