Ex Files

Posted in Records on Monday April 06 2009 @ 8:24pm

What's in your basement? Dirty laundry? Mustiness? Boxes of stuff you still haven't unpacked from the move?

If your court's basement is anything like that of Cabell County, West Virginia, old records might be molding away in it. See the all-too-common story, Cabell County Records Rot in Courthouse Basement, AP (April 6, 2009), and hope for a dry spell.

Also, a note on digitizing: good idea, but not a panacea! While cardboard boxes are less accessible, they are sturdier and less costly than any technology.

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