Christine: I would check with Norwalk, it is my understanding that they may close access to records. I have been looking real estate records and they told me that there is going to be a reorganization of the records. I don't know if this will affect the vital record section. Mike Taylor On Sep 8, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Christine Pettit wrote: > 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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