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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 428 Send Message	Maggie	Report	19 Mar 2005 23:50
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 428 Send Message	Thanks Anne Maggie
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 1,344 Send Message	Anne	Report	19 Mar 2005 23:40
	Sorry for the delay Maggie! The probate calendars are in the county archives in each area. I believe most county archives have copies. The index is NATIONAL from 1858. Just go for the year you think the probate was registered in (NOT the same as the death year in some cases). Anne
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 428 Send Message	Maggie	Report	18 Mar 2005 22:49
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 428 Send Message	Hi Anne, Where are these archives and do they cover the whole country or just an area. Maggie
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 1,344 Send Message	Anne	Report	18 Mar 2005 22:47
	No, but its easy to find a wiil that went to probate after 1858. Ever since then there has been an annual list of all the probates in the country. You can find the 'probate calendars' at archives and also, I believe, some courts. Anne
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 428 Send Message	Maggie	Report	18 Mar 2005 22:39
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 428 Send Message	Are there any sites where wills are listed, looking for some after 1900? Thank you. Maggie