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[Fwd: [NYERIE] Marriage Index Books in Buffalo]POOR CONDITIONS...



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Hi. I'm writing for a couple of reasons regarding my recent trip to the Erie
County Hall. I was in Buffalo for Christmas and went to the basement
Archives where they hold the marriage Index Books for Early Marriages. I was
appalled and saddened to see the condition these books were in. I can barely
describe it....pages torn out and shoved in different places, pieces of
pages all over the floor...to the point where the janitor had to sweep them
all up every day he told me. You could see that some of these pieces had
hand writing on them from entries. The woman who worked there was absolutely
unconcerned. Does anyone in the area know if something is being done to
protect these books from further damage?  Or if not, who I would write to
bring this to their attention?

Also, I didn't know this at the time, so perhaps others may not either, but
there is a small book of sorts that's kept behind the desk there that lists
entries of Early Justice of the Peace Marriages for Buffalo. I believe you'd
have to ask to see it, as it wasn't offered to me until I pressed for more
help. And there are definitely earlier marriages in the Indexes than they
say, though sporadic, so give them a shot even if you think your ancestors
were married before those dates.
Amy Murphy-DeMeo

[Amy Demeo]
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