Washington County commissioners have approved the county clerk’s archive plan to preserve probates and county records dating back 170 years.
“When we put all this stuff on the computer then the wear and tear on the documents and books are cut down tremendously,” County Clerk Beth Rothermel said.
“When we put all this stuff on the computer then the wear and tear on the documents and books are cut down tremendously,” County Clerk Beth Rothermel said.
The county began charging a $5 fee for people bringing in documents to be recorded in the official court documents like marriage licenses in 2005 and that money was dedicated to the preservation of the county records.
“The money we get from customers funded the archive projects,” Rothermel said. “We are not using any tax dollars to do this.”You can read more in an article by Allison P. Smith in the Brenham Banner-Press at http://www.brenhambanner.com/articles/2010/09/21/news/news02.txt
