Thanks Amy. I, for one, was unaware that the courthouse was being renovated, and that might explain some of the problems others have experienced. Madeline ---------- > From: Amy Hines <arhines@penn.com> > To: PAFOREST-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Court House > Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 9:23 PM > > I can understand your frustration with the records and I hope that it > can be resolved, however in all fairness to the the Court House > employees, please remember that the third floor was under renovation for > ten months. This is where many of the old records are kept. No one, > not even the employees, could go to the third floor except for the > construction crews that were doing the work. I, too, had to wait ten > months to get a divorce paper from the 1800's for a woman out of state. > However, as soon as the third floor was open, I went over and made the > request. The employee stopped what she was doing, and went up to the > third floor. She had to hunt for the book as they had not yet been put > back in order. She brought the book down, copied the page for me and > was very pleasant about it. > I have been to the Court House many times and have always been treated > with kindness and respect. There were times that a copy couldn't be > made right at the moment, but they did it as soon as their schedule > allowed. They have a tremendous work load and do the best they can. > Thank you. > > Amy R. Hines >