I haven't been to the registrar-recorder's office for a few years, but as I remember, the computer terminal contains only indexes -- not actual certificate images -- of recent births, deaths, and marriages. If you identify a record you want to examine, you have to request it at the counter. You were only allowed to examine a handful of records at a time. Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA On 6/4/08, Joseph A Antunez <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear CALOSANG Group: > > A while back I visited the Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's > office in Norwalk and looked through several oversized books/ledgers that > contained indexes of marriages. > > While I was there I saw a few people, including a policeman, using > computers > within the same room as the indexes. I wonder if anyone has ever used > these > on-site computers and if so, are they open to the public? Are you able to > view vital records on them, such as death or marriage certificates? > > Joseph > > ************************ > Viewing Vital Records: > > The Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is located at 12400 > Imperial Highway in Norwalk. The following will provide you with the > procedure for viewing vital records. Certificates and indexes of birth, > death and marriage records not exempt from public inspections may be > examined at the Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk between 8 > a.m. > and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. In addition to > certificates on file, there are indexes of birth, death and marriages > available for public inspection as follows: Births prior to 1905 and from > 1964 to the present; Deaths from 1877 to the present; and Marriages from > 1852 to the present. Records of confidential marriages performed pursuant > to > Family Code Section 500 are not available for public review. Certificates > and indexes may be examined at no charge unless a deputy is requested > search > and/or retrieve more than five records. Random searches of the indexes or > the certificates are not allowed. An application is required for each > record > searched. Information sufficient to identify the requested record must be > provided. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I've been wanting to go, but I homeschool and am always with kids. I've been trying to get my dad to go with me on a day my husband can watch the kids. Not that you all care. Lol. But, I'm wondering how difficult it is to get the info you need. Like are the people there fairly nice and stuff? I'm so shy, I'm worried I'll annoy them with my questions. I'd rather annoy all of you. (I'm kidding!) Marcella

Hi, For what it's worth, when I checked with the Yuba County clerk's office this morning, I was informed that only the index was available for review (even back to the mid-1800s!). However, it appears that every county within California its own policy or their interpretation of existing policy. Darn. Good hunting! There is a wealth of knowledge sitting in the indexes (or is it indices?) steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Lomax Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:29 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Viewing Vital Records in Norwalk I haven't been to the registrar-recorder's office for a few years, but as I remember, the computer terminal contains only indexes -- not actual certificate images -- of recent births, deaths, and marriages. If you identify a record you want to examine, you have to request it at the counter. You were only allowed to examine a handful of records at a time. Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA On 6/4/08, Joseph A Antunez <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear CALOSANG Group: > > A while back I visited the Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's > office in Norwalk and looked through several oversized books/ledgers that > contained indexes of marriages. > > While I was there I saw a few people, including a policeman, using > computers > within the same room as the indexes. I wonder if anyone has ever used > these > on-site computers and if so, are they open to the public? Are you able to > view vital records on them, such as death or marriage certificates? > > Joseph > > ************************ > Viewing Vital Records: > > The Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is located at 12400 > Imperial Highway in Norwalk. The following will provide you with the > procedure for viewing vital records. Certificates and indexes of birth, > death and marriage records not exempt from public inspections may be > examined at the Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk between 8 > a.m. > and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. In addition to > certificates on file, there are indexes of birth, death and marriages > available for public inspection as follows: Births prior to 1905 and from > 1964 to the present; Deaths from 1877 to the present; and Marriages from > 1852 to the present. Records of confidential marriages performed pursuant > to > Family Code Section 500 are not available for public review. Certificates > and indexes may be examined at no charge unless a deputy is requested > search > and/or retrieve more than five records. Random searches of the indexes or > the certificates are not allowed. An application is required for each > record > searched. Information sufficient to identify the requested record must be > provided. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message