Hi, Nancy The marriage records are in bound volumes along the back wall. They are in chronological order w/an index to each volume in the front of the volume. Good luck. Frank Dunnigan -----Original Message----- From: Bice, Nancy <NABice@venable.com> To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:47 AM Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] marriage license >Can anyone enlighten me on the best way to approach searching for a DC marriage license? The approximate year of marriage was 1934 and I have both parties full names and birthdates. It is possible for me to physically visit the DC Archives, but I wanted to have a "battle plan" before going. Thanks in advance for any advice. - Nancy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Harry Rudd [mailto:harry.rudd@mail.wdn.com] >Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:39 AM >To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] marriage license > > >I think the form was actually a two part form - top and bottom. The bottom part was the confirmation of the actual ceremony and date and >was supposed to be sent back to the gov't office within so many days so that the records were complete. The books of marriage records >at the DC archives have both the application and the completed form. > >Harry > >> My family has had the same discussion..."Did they NOT have a ceremony after >> obtaining the license??" I think that we finally concluded that there must >> have been two copies of the certificate--one kept on file & one given to the >> espoused couple, with the member of the clergy who officiated signing ONLY >> the copy in the couple's possession. A very few, very precise clergy >> probably went back to the government office to sign that copy as well. >> >> Does anyone have an ancestor's copy of a DC marriage license to confirm if >> there were indeed two copies?? >> >> Frank Dunnigan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: charles holtzback <choltzb@hotmail.com> >> To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:58 AM >> Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] marriage license >> >> >> >I recently looked up the marriage license of my ggrandparents issued Nov. >> 1, >> >1870. The space in which the person who performed the marriage ceremony is >> >supposed to fill in his name and affiliation was blank. This was also true >> >of many other certificates on the film. Can anyone tell me why this is so. >> I >> >can't believe that so many people obtained marriage licenses and then >> didn't >> >have a ceremony. Or did they consider themselves married by obtaining the >> >license? >> >Thanks for any help with this. >> > >> >Charles >> > >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >> > >> > >> >============================== >> >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 >> > >> >> >> ============================== >> 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 >> >> >> > > > > >============================== >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 > > > >*********************************************************************** >This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or >privileged information. If you believe you have received >the message in error, please notify the sender by reply >transmission and delete the message without copying or >disclosing it. >*********************************************************************** > > > >============================== >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 >