{"id":1712,"date":"2019-12-16T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T22:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:21","slug":"at-the-courthouse-replacing-shucks-with-modern-record-keeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2019\/12\/16\/at-the-courthouse-replacing-shucks-with-modern-record-keeping\/","title":{"rendered":"At the courthouse, replacing ‘shucks’ with modern record-keeping"},"content":{"rendered":"
The record-keeping system at the Durham courthouse is a glimpse back in time.<\/span><\/p>\n
A large room in the Durham clerk\u2019s office has drawers full of tightly rolled ribbons of film. An assistant clerk feeds a strip of \u201cmicrofilm\u201d into an old-fashioned grey machine and turns a knob. The black and white screen shows court records from as recently as twelve years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n