Ruth, if it's not too much trouble would you mind checking at the DC Archives to see if there is a marriage record for Cornelius J. Eldridge and (Birdie) Elizabeth Shannon, 14 June 1930. We have looked everywhere else but DC for a record. Her parents, Clifton and Cassandra Embrey Shannon, lived at 3495 Holmead Place, NW in 1923, and at 1307 Quincy St., NW when Mrs. Shannon died in 1933. I will reimburse you for expenses. Thank you, GMBy ----- Original Message ----- From: The Fleaks To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] DC Archives Address Hello list, Glad to see the activity has picked up after a long dry spell. I have been to the DC Archives and found microfilm indexes for death certificates which I could then look up and copy (for free), books for marriages, births as well as wills. When I was there they had a few of the Provine and Pippenger books also. Ruth ============================== 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