BTW ... there is the 2002 document that was created by the NC archives that
lists out, by county, what records are available in Raleigh as originals and
as microfilm. It's not exhaustive and you can quickly get a handle for any
NC county on whether the archives has the originals or not. If not, it's a
good bet that the county still holds them (though they could be elsewhere).
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/FindingAids/co_guide.pdf
I find this an invaluable guide for NC research and figuring out where the
originals are!
Diane :-) (Wake County CC)
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane L Richard [mailto:dianelrichard@mosaicrpm.com]
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:17 PM
To: ncgenweb-discuss(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: RE: [NCGENWEB-DISCUSS] [NCGENWEB] How many CCs are charging fees?
Hi Nola,
That very much depends ... I regularly request copies of original deeds from
the local register of deeds (I have recently done so for Wilkes, Bladen and
Duplin) -- the archives has the microfilms of county deeds and few original
deeds (obviously this is county specific -- e.g. Wake county does have some
of it's original deeds at the archives) and I request a copy from the county
when the microfilm version is so horrible as to be illegible!
So, I think it's another case (within NC) that different counties have
handled the archiving of their documents differently -- some have kept few
originals and they sent them along to Raleigh and some have kept many and
only sent a few to Raleigh. This holds for original wills versus will books
also.
I think it was New Hanover county who I contacted recently which has kept
their old will books -- Raleigh only has the first 2 and the county has the
rest of the originals!
Diane :-)
Wake County GenWeb CC
dianelrichard(a)mosaicrpm.com
919-231-8137
fax: 919-255-9528
www.mosaicrpm.com/Genealogy
-----Original Message-----
From: ncgenweb-discuss-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:ncgenweb-discuss-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nola Duffy
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:06 PM
To: ncgenweb-discuss(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [NCGENWEB-DISCUSS] [NCGENWEB] How many CCs are charging fees?
Just to clarify a point, I have again confirmed the original
documents are not available via the Register of Deeds. The
only source is the Archives. By repeating the statement
that the county will provide copies for $.25 will only cause
a one person offer to be flooded with requests. It would
also be a disservice is someone made the effort to travel to
the county to make copies since they are not there.
Nola
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