I encountered the same type of treatment in Michigan. I wrote to the Wayne County Clerk's office to get a copy of my grandparents' marriage certificate. I sent the required fee to them. Several months later I called to see why I had not received a reply. I was told that there was no record of the marriage. They kept the fee. I felt that I had been 'had.' Later, a gracious lookup volunteer in Michigan found the marriage record in the Wayne County archives and sent me a copy of it. Quite the opposite treatment was given me at the Amherst Historical Society. Mr. Orville Manes sent me numerous copies of records and newspaper articles on my family. We corresponded several times. He put me in touch with a distant cousin of mine who was also researching our genealogy. Although I did not personally know Mr. Manes, he exemplified the small town hospitality and helpfulness that I associate with most small towns. (I live in a small town.) Thanks for giving me the opportunity to vent about Michigan officials. Barbara (Reinhardt) Wewahitchka, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobNMi@aol.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 5:29 AM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Re: OHLORAIN-D Digest V02 #74 > The question of Amherst belonging to what county brings up another subject > for me. So I want to take the time to say that the people in Huron County > Deeds office and vital record office are the nicest people. That is also > true in Lorain County. I live in Michigan and have many times went into a > County Clerks office where vital records are kept and the people have acted > like "How dare I interrupt their sleep" In Michigan researchers are sometimes > regarded as the enemy. This is not true in all offices, however, it is true > in enough of them to make visiting some of these counties a real pain. The > people in Huron County acted as if they could not do enough for me when I was > there last summer and I think their kindness should be pointed out. You lucky > people in Ohio. Thanks > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >