u/often_irrelephant

PSA, not a question - we've take another archdiocese down: https://www.aod.org/office-of-archives

"Due to current staffing, the Archives Office cannot fill genealogical requests, including records relating to proof of citizenship requests, in a timely manner. There is presently an up to six-month delay, and we cannot receive new requests at this time. We will reopen our genealogical request service on July 1, after which time we can provide an estimated time for completing requests, which we anticipate will continue to involve a significant waiting period. "

And I thought I'd found a work around for Vitalcheck/Wayne county slowness and the London archdiocese up in Ontario. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Not a question, just a potentially useful resource for people sourcing marriage records from Washington State. I’d seen some potentially long wait times on the DOH site and questionable county websites, but eventually found this:

https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/

Turns out there are digital archives, and for $5 I was able to order a certified digital copy of a marriage certificate I needed! I had no idea this was a thing, but if someone else needs a marriage certificate from the Evergreen State, this is probably the easiest way to go. (Birth Certificates still require ID, though.)