The records are now being processed at the Institute for placement in acid-free folders and boxes and a finding aid developed. The indexes are available for public use and copies of desired documents may be made at the Institute. Please include, if known, the husband's name, the wife's maiden name, and the approximate date of marriage. For e-mail requests please be sure to include your postal address. Prepayment is not required, rather a university billing will be sent with the copies.
Individual licenses vary as to the type of documents and information included.
The earliest documents are simply written statements by the minister or justice of the peace that they performed a marriage. Only later are there forms that had to be completed and which required additional data to be provided. The Institute staff hopes to begin developing an automated index to the records and make it available on its web site.