A major project to digitize records kept at the Franklin
County Clerk of Courts office is moving forward and could be complete by the
end of the year.
Last year, the Franklin County Commission agreed to work with
a company called Kofile to digitize 299 record books dating back to 1855.
The record books are being digitized in phases; phase 1 is
complete, phase two should be done by October, and all of the records should be
done by the end of the year.
Currently the county has digitized records going back to 1986
which can be seen at the Clerk of the Court website.
Anything before that has to be viewed in person at the Clerk’s
office.
Once this program is complete, all record going back to 1855
will be available on the website and people will be able to search index books
as well as view and purchase document records 24 hours a day from the comfort
of their home or office.
That includes John Gorrie’s original last will and testament
and the inventory on his ice machine, which happens to be in the 1855 book.
Not only will the scanning make the records mare easily
accessible, but it will also ensure that the records are protected from fire,
flood or other major disaster.
And many of the books in question are getting very old and
beginning to fall apart.
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