I have posted an article on my Jefferson County blog that discusses Jefferson County
records in light of the fire last week.
It lists records that I know to have been kept in each office, their general contents, and
which I know to have been microfilmed. I also list transcriptions that I know to be
available. If anyone has any corrections or additions, you can post them as a reply to
this article. In particular, I think researchers would welcome knowing what transcriptions
are available that I might not be aware of.
There are a number of records that I have not seen used by anyone other than me over the
last 40 years (and I've spent a lot of my vacation time in the courthouse even though
I live in New Jersey), so I may be the only person with a grasp on what is in some of the
less-used volumes. And I don't think too many people had been in the basement
researching since many circuit court records were moved there.
http://jeffersoncountyindiana.blogspot.com/
Bob Scott