For mail requests please send a Self-Addressed
Stamped Envelope and $5 search and processing fee to the
above
address. There
is a minimum $5 fee for a search up to 1/2 hour. Each additional 1/2 hour is $5.00.
For e-mail requests our address is sumnersettlers@yahoo.com. The following steps must be followed in order for us to be able to respond to your request. Limit your request to five items (such as a will, marriage, or lawsuit). Staff members cannot perform research on your family, but are happy to supply any specific items that you request. General letters requesting "everything you have on the Wilson family" or "the names of my great grandparents" are not acceptable and will be returned. We will search the indexed records only. Include your full name and e-mail address in the text of your e-mail. Provide all pertinent information regarding your request (i.e. record type, name, date, place). When you place your request we will perform a search for the record requested, provided that all the steps above are followed. There is a minimum $5 fee for a search up to 1/2 hour. Each additional 1/2 hour is $5.00. The $5.00 search and processing fee is due for all searches performed regardless of findings. Once your request has been processed, the staff will send you via e-mail a price quote for obtaining copies of the records requested. To order, print the quote sent by the Archives staff, sign, provide full mailing address and return the price quote with payment. Please allow 3-4 weeks for your request to be processed. The Sumner County Archives does not invoice. Payment must be made in advance for research and copies. Once the Archives has received your payment in full your copies will be mailed to you.
There is a $20 fee for all returned checks. If you pay with a personal check please verify all information on your check is correct. If your phone number and valid driver’s license number is not printed on your check we will need you to write it on the check, preferable below your address.