I sent in a request earlier this week. I will let everyone know what sort of response I receive. Thank you, everyone, on your input-It's much appreciated! >From: "Richard M. Reese" <richreese@fast.net> >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Marriage Certificate Request >Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 21:50:39 -0400 > > DO NOT make these kinds of assumptions, the cost varies considerably >from county to county, as does the content of many early applications and >records. > If you are looking in Lackawanna Co. between 1886 and 1905, you will >get >parents name's - their first names, sometimes first and last, but rarely >the >mother's maiden name., and usually a birthdate, sort of. That is, you will >get the age of the contracting parties at their last birthday, and if they >were under 22, the date of their last birthday. From 1905 - 1913, no >bithdates, just age, and no parents names at all. If you expect to get the >same info in (for example) Carbon or Luzerne Co. for that time period, >forget it. Age and birthdates, yes; parents' names not at all. Sometimes >the cost of photocopies vary widely; usually is a quarter, but it can run >as >high as $1. > To give you the correct answer, the last time I checked it was $5 for >a >mail request to the Clerk of Marriage Licenses at the Lackawanna county >courthouse. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Connie <waffles@bwkip.com> >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, August 05, 2001 2:00 PM >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Marriage Certificate Request > > > >There is more info on a marriage application than on the certificate. I >got > >some copies from the Courthouse in Williamsport and they were only $2.00 > >each. I would assume they are about the same price all over. Hope >this > >helps. Connie > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Laurie Pozniak" <lepoz@hotmail.com> > >To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 1:46 PM > >Subject: [PA-LAC] Marriage Certificate Request > > > > > >> Does anyone know how much it costs to request a copy of a marriage > >> certificate from the County Courthouse in Scranton? > >> Thank you- > >> > >> Laurie > >> Researching: BARANOWSKI, COLZ, DELIMAN, MRYKALO, POZNIAK, ROSZKOWSKI, > >> SATOWSKI/SATHOWSKI, SLONICKI/STONICKI/STONICKA, SWAHA, TRACH/TRACZ, > >WITHCALO > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >> > >> > >> ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > >> Search the Lackawanna pages: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html > >> To unsubscribe: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >> > > > > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > >Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Have you seen the USGenWeb Pennsylvania Page? http://www.usgenweb.org/pa/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp