Just to add to the discussion. I got my gg grandparents marriage record in downtown Seattle for a $1. It was just written on a page in 1869. The same gg grandfather's death certificate from 1900 cost $17. I got these when visiting home in the summer of 2004. Both were quickly found for me with a great deal of interest being expressed in the age of the marriage record. All the staff were courteous. However I have never tried it by post. Karen
I would recommend contacting the relevant Washington Secretary of State Office. For the Seattle area it is located in Bellevue on the campus of the Community College there. Their web site is http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/ and you can use this site to search their digital records. However, the actual old books and indexes are kept in the Bellevue office for the Seattle area. They will search for you via an email request and simply ask for payment of the photocopies or however the document can be duplicated once the record has been located. This is very reasonable and they are very helpful, it just takes a little while for them to do the research. Their email address is: Archives@bcc.ctc.edu They have a message phone at 425 564 3940. There are also two other archival locations in Seattle - King County Archives: http://www.metrokc.gov/recelec/archives/gen.htm and the City of Seattle Archives: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/cityarchives/ Good luck! Tracy Tallman -----Original Message----- From: Karen Conroy [mailto:karen.conroy@virgin.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 2:30 PM To: WAKING-L@rootsweb.com Subject: records in Seattle Just to add to the discussion. I got my gg grandparents marriage record in downtown Seattle for a $1. It was just written on a page in 1869. The same gg grandfather's death certificate from 1900 cost $17. I got these when visiting home in the summer of 2004. Both were quickly found for me with a great deal of interest being expressed in the age of the marriage record. All the staff were courteous. However I have never tried it by post. Karen ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx