MaryEllen,
Sorry about Paul being laid off, hopefully it won't be for too long. There are a number of websites where you could list that you are available to lookups. I did use one for some research in Minnesota. It might have been the Random Acts of Kindness. I think these listings are suppose to be mostly for free but the man charged me $15 to copy and scan three pages in a street directory for St. Paul Minnesota. Also on the New England rootsweb board, there has been talk that it would be a nice little part time job for someone to do probate look ups at the court house for the Boston area. You might want to post similar services for Worcester.
Cheryl