Gail Dumm wrote: > I have not yet tried to get birth records for Helen. Can > anyone tell me the best way to find a birth record from > Stratford, CT without the exact year (somewhere around > 1845)??? As yet my research has only involved NY, NJ > and Canada. Any helpful hints/links greatly appreciated, > as I do the research in between demands from my 2 year > old son! There's a link to Coralynn Brown's Barbour Collection pages on the Resources page at the Tributaries web site. Barbour is the first resource to consult for CT before the census begins naming household members in 1850. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||