I've watched all the messages about the court records for some time now, and although I have no personal interest in that county, I would suggest that if there is opportunity to see the records before they arrive at the state library, you should take advantage of it. I live in Texas and my "at a distance" experience with the State Library of Virginia is not good. My research is in Brunswick County and I've tried to get copies of cataloged records from the library on more than one occasion and the library seems to go out of its way to NOT be helpful. I also understand that there is "a box" of uncataloged records from Brunswick County at the library that, it seems, will not be cataloged. That means that if I don't make a trip from Texas to Richmond, I'll never be able to know if there is anything helpful there. If there is any way to see this data before it is sent to Richmond, that should be a priority. The state library should make being helpful to researchers a high priority; they seem to do just the opposite. Ed Barnes edwardbarnes@sprynet.com >