Chris, I am unfamiliar with Philadelphia marriage licenses, however, most marriage licenses do not contain much more than the couple's names, city of residence and signature of the above as well as the officiant. Marriage license _applications_ have much more information, if they have been archived. Debbie Chris Smolinski wrote: > On Nov 14, 2012, at 1:46 PM, polishdragon@att.net wrote: > >> --- On Wed, 11/14/12, Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone ever obtained copies of >>> marriage licenses from Philadelphia, circa 1900-1915? I'm >>> considering ordering some microfilms of them at the FHC, but >>> before I do, I want to know how detailed they are. Do they >>> have information like the name of the bride's and groom's >>> parents, date/place of birth, etc., or do they just have the >>> name of the bride and groom, and little else. (In which case >>> they won't be of much use to me) >> Chris: I agree that you should be sure that you are not just getting an index film. Also, be aware that Philadelphia is known to be exceedingly slow in response. >> Also, be sure to check Ancestry's Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. They have all kinds of stuff thrown in there from southern PA and parts of New Jersey. Just a search on your surname, showed six hits mostly early 1900 and before. Good luck >> PolishDragon@att.net >> > > I have already checked, it is not an index only film. The collection of 600 FHL microfilms has both indexes and the actual licenses (the indexes are on the FHL familysearch.org page for free, in case anyone else is interested). Plus it avoids me having to deal with the very slow Philadelphia clerk, as you mentioned :-) > > Yes, I've made heavy use of the Ancestry PA church records - a very handy collection! > > Chris Smolinski > Black Cat Systems > http://www.blackcatsystems.com >