My experience is dated I went to the State office of Vital Statistics Walked up to the counter Filled out their form Waited a while and left with the documents It is my understanding that that office either does not exist any longer or does not allow public access. Further I think there has been legislation limiting issuance of birth certificates for any birth less than 100 years ago ? Sorry but I am of little help All I can do is post your question on the Sacramento events list I hope you have a good day I am Jim Rader 916-366-6833 my web site is www.rader.org email me at jim@rader.org Classes on my web at http://www.rader.org/classes/my_classes.htm -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Congdon [mailto:ralph@Congdon-Family.com] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:48 PM To: Jim Rader Subject: FW: September Visit -----Original Message----- From: Renwick G Congdon Jr [mailto:wick52@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:06 PM To: Ralph Congdon Subject: Re: September Visit Ralph, I have all of those recourses here in Seattle. In fact the Director of the National Achieves here in Seattle lives five house away from us and our daughters are best friends. The LDS Regional Library is on my way to My son's house, no more than five miles away. What I need is to be directed to where I can pick up copies of the original birth, death and marriage licenses for those that I listed in my last letter. I thought that you might know which needed to be picked up or ordered at the, city, county or state level. I do not want to waste time driving down to the San Joaquin, Fresno Co. office to get a copy of Myron Renwick and Frances Simmons marriage certificate only to find that it is in Sacramento. Pittsburgh charged me $10.00 to give me a paper that told be less than I had already told them and it was not ever a birth certificate. I am having some luck finding the grave sites of some of them and with a little luck I should have them all covered by the time we leave. I have two cousins who are the granddaughters of my great grandfather, Joseph Hopkins Congdon. She has some files that I need to copy. Does this give you a better picture of what I am looking for. As ever, Wick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Congdon" <ralph@Congdon-Family.com> To: "Renwick Congdon" <wick52@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 7:15 AM Subject: September Visit > Wick, > > Got your mail yesterday and we are looking forward to meeting you and > Brenda. I'll do all I can to locate the sources for your research. Off > hand, we have the California State Archives, the LDS Library, and the > Sacramento Area Archives (where some documents about Theophilis Renwick > are > on file). > > In the Bay Area, the Sutro Library is supposed to be a treasure. I've > never > been there, but our local genealogy association sponsors trips to there > frequently. Colma is in South San Francisco. Do you anticipate going to > the San Francisco area on your trip? > > I'll do some checking and get back to you. > > Ralph > >