The originals are in Norwalk. So unless you want to try to track down church records, or civil records for another county, you're stuck with Norwalk. Things have changed there somewhat over the last couple of years. I was there earlier this year and it wasn't quite as unfriendly as it had been. Go with a list of up to five events you want to research. You'll have to look them up in the computers to get the ID numbers, then hand in your applications at the desk. I've never figured out the logic to whether they give you the original or a photocopy you can't take with you... was no end startled when they handed me the original 1895 birth certificate I'd asked about. Marsha L. Ensminger --- On Thu, 9/8/11, Christine Pettit <christine.pettit@roadrunner.com> wrote: > From: Christine Pettit <christine.pettit@roadrunner.com> > Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Original Marriage Records > To: calosang@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 7:36 PM > Thanks for this, but what I'm trying > to find out is whether or not there is > a friendlier place to view the original records. If they're > available at > several different facilities, then I'm guessing they're not > the originals. > Maybe it's impossible to view original records. > > I had looked this up and it sounds very restrictive in > Norwalk. It might be > difficult to fulfill my assignment. Most of my research has > been done in New > England, even though I live in California. Sometimes you > can actually look > through the original books. Again... That might be > impossible here in > California, but I thought I'd see if anyone has had a good > experience.

Excellent! That's exactly what I needed to know. If it's the best I can do, then it's the best I can do. I'll prepare before I go. Thanks! -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marsha Ensminger" <marshaensminger@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 7:50 PM To: <calosang@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Original Marriage Records > The originals are in Norwalk. So unless you want to try to track down > church records, or civil records for another county, you're stuck with > Norwalk. > > Things have changed there somewhat over the last couple of years. I was > there earlier this year and it wasn't quite as unfriendly as it had been. > Go with a list of up to five events you want to research. You'll have to > look them up in the computers to get the ID numbers, then hand in your > applications at the desk. I've never figured out the logic to whether > they give you the original or a photocopy you can't take with you... was > no end startled when they handed me the original 1895 birth certificate > I'd asked about. > > Marsha L. Ensminger > > > --- On Thu, 9/8/11, Christine Pettit <christine.pettit@roadrunner.com> > wrote: > >> From: Christine Pettit <christine.pettit@roadrunner.com> >> Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Original Marriage Records >> To: calosang@rootsweb.com >> Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 7:36 PM >> Thanks for this, but what I'm trying >> to find out is whether or not there is >> a friendlier place to view the original records. If they're >> available at >> several different facilities, then I'm guessing they're not >> the originals. >> Maybe it's impossible to view original records. >> >> I had looked this up and it sounds very restrictive in >> Norwalk. It might be >> difficult to fulfill my assignment. Most of my research has >> been done in New >> England, even though I live in California. Sometimes you >> can actually look >> through the original books. Again... That might be >> impossible here in >> California, but I thought I'd see if anyone has had a good >> experience. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >