This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QEC.2ACE/2256.1 Message Board Post: I talked to some one who works at the Ritchie Co. Court House. She told me that adoption records were stored in the Circuit Clerks Office, but a court order was required to obtain these records. She was not sure that their records even went back to 1888. You might get info by writing to the above office at Ritchie Co. Court House, Harrisville, WV 26362 or calling 304 643 2164