Thanks. I wanted to make sure they're still doing business or if maybe it might have slowed down enough that I don't have to wait a year. I was going to order from VitalChek, but they overcharge for postage and keep the money even if they find nothing. It's just like those D.C. government workers to say they can't find it (even though they don't bother looking) and keep the money. I remember a Francis Alexander who worked there who was always very helpful and fast. I don't know if he is still there or not. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Culhane [mailto:eculhane@rochester.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:28 AM To: William Boswell Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] DC Archives Hi, Bill, Happy New Year! I sent a mail request as I had the Box number for the will that I was requesting. I bet it had a copy of it within a couple of weeks or perhaps less! I recognized the handwriting so the same nice fellow was still there! Also, there was no charge. Hope all is going well with you. Nothing new on my Mattingly...like Harriett...but I thank you again for all of your help. Best regards, Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Boswell" <whbos@att.net> To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:46 AM Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] DC Archives > Does anyone know the current status of the D.C. Archives? Does it still > take up to a year or more to get copies of death certificates and wills? > Are they still accepting requests by mail or does it have to be in person? > Is it still free or are they charging for it? Sorry for all the questions, > but I have another request to send them and don't want to submit a request > if the policy has changed. > > I recently moved from the D.C. area much too far away to go in person and > have to rely on snail mail requests. Some time ago someone had mentioned > the D.C. website as a possible source for making requests, but I could not > find a link associated with this on their site. > > Bill Boswell > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >