Kids know each other s ages, think their mother is young and their father is old. We ve enclosed the names and addresses of some professional researchers who will be happy to help you. I usually gave them the book and page number of the record I wanted. They would only have had to copy a page from a book. Why not hire more people, charge enough for the copies to pay them, and turn a small profit for the county too.
Most people don t mind paying a small fee for a record.
I m not knocking county officials in general. Most of the Baker marriages I have were sent to me by them. I would ask for a particular Baker marriage and they would send all they had, at little or no charge. There was one notable exception. I had given them the year, the husband s full name, and the bride s first name for the marriage.