I just today received a copy of a 1905 birth certificate from the state's Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. It took just 6 weeks from the day I mailed my request. I do not think that is too long. And it only cost $14 whereas the county wanted $19 for a birth certificate. So I am satisfied. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeanne Moore<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] New to list with a question about obtaining death certificates I've always gone through the Vital Records office in Sacramento to order California birth and death certificates (part of the state government - Department of Health Statistics) rather than go through the counties. Here's a link where you can get instructions on how to order. http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/Ordercert.htm<http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/Ordercert.htm> Also, I second the response about ordering an "informational" certificate - it's much easier than ordering a certified copy. You don't have to get anything notarized. --- Sue McNelly <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am new to your list and fairly new to US > genealogy! I've been > researching my British and South African lines for > what seems forever, now > moving onto my husband's line (MCNELLY). I have a > question about obtaining > a copy of a death certificate from the San Francisco > Dptment of Public > Health. For an ancestor who died in 1931 in San > Francisco, is this the > best way to go? The quickest? Is it necessary to > send a notarized > application form when trying to obtain a certificate > for informational > purposes only? > > I would appreciate any advice or ideas ..... > > Many thanks > Sue McNelly > Colorado, USA > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > sfgenealogy.com > Your best resource for FREE online genealogy in San > Francisco > http://www.sfgenealogy.com<http://www.sfgenealogy.com/> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/> ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== Bulletin Boards at sfgenealogy.com: http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/<http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/>

Remarkable! Outstanding! 1905....Remarkable. Good for you.... Judie On Jun 21, 2006, at 3:13 PM, Andre A. Autotte wrote: > I just today received a copy of a 1905 birth certificate from the > state's Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. It > took just 6 weeks from the day I mailed my request. I do not think > that is too long. And it only cost $14 whereas the county wanted > $19 for a birth certificate. So I am satisfied. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeanne Moore<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:08 AM > Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] New to list with a question about > obtaining death certificates > > > I've always gone through the Vital Records office in > Sacramento to order California birth and death > certificates (part of the state government - > Department of Health Statistics) rather than go > through the counties. > > Here's a link where you can get instructions on how to > order. > > http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/Ordercert.htm<http:// > www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/Ordercert.htm> > > Also, I second the response about ordering an > "informational" certificate - it's much easier than > ordering a certified copy. You don't have to get > anything notarized. > > > > --- Sue McNelly <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am new to your list and fairly new to US >> genealogy! I've been >> researching my British and South African lines for >> what seems forever, now >> moving onto my husband's line (MCNELLY). I have a >> question about obtaining >> a copy of a death certificate from the San Francisco >> Dptment of Public >> Health. For an ancestor who died in 1931 in San >> Francisco, is this the >> best way to go? The quickest? Is it necessary to >> send a notarized >> application form when trying to obtain a certificate >> for informational >> purposes only? >> >> I would appreciate any advice or ideas ..... >> >> Many thanks >> Sue McNelly >> Colorado, USA >> >> >> ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== >> sfgenealogy.com >> Your best resource for FREE online genealogy in San >> Francisco >> http://www.sfgenealogy.com<http://www.sfgenealogy.com/> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/> > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > Bulletin Boards at sfgenealogy.com: > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/<http://www.sfgenealogy.com/ > boards/> > > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > San Francisco History at sfgenealogy.com: > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/sindex.htm

I've had good luck with the state's Dept. of Health, too, and think that the processing time wasn't all that long considering that they must have a large number of people requesting copies all the time. I think the ones I requested took about 6 weeks, too. Did your family come from France to San Francisco? I'm guessing by your name that they did. Mine (on my mother's side) came from France to San Francisco, too. Jeanne --- "Andre A. Autotte" <[email protected]> wrote: > I just today received a copy of a 1905 birth > certificate from the state's Department of Health > Services, Office of Vital Records. It took just 6 > weeks from the day I mailed my request. I do not > think that is too long. And it only cost $14 > whereas the county wanted $19 for a birth > certificate. So I am satisfied. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeanne Moore<mailto:[email protected]> > To: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:08 AM > Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] New to list with a > question about obtaining death certificates > > > I've always gone through the Vital Records office > in > Sacramento to order California birth and death > certificates (part of the state government - > Department of Health Statistics) rather than go > through the counties. > > Here's a link where you can get instructions on > how to > order. > > > http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/Ordercert.htm<http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/Ordercert.htm> > > Also, I second the response about ordering an > "informational" certificate - it's much easier > than > ordering a certified copy. You don't have to get > anything notarized. > > > > --- Sue McNelly > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I am new to your list and fairly new to US > > genealogy! I've been > > researching my British and South African lines > for > > what seems forever, now > > moving onto my husband's line (MCNELLY). I have > a > > question about obtaining > > a copy of a death certificate from the San > Francisco > > Dptment of Public > > Health. For an ancestor who died in 1931 in San > > Francisco, is this the > > best way to go? The quickest? Is it necessary > to > > send a notarized > > application form when trying to obtain a > certificate > > for informational > > purposes only? > > > > I would appreciate any advice or ideas ..... > > > > Many thanks > > Sue McNelly > > Colorado, USA > > > > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > > sfgenealogy.com > > Your best resource for FREE online genealogy in > San > > Francisco > > > http://www.sfgenealogy.com<http://www.sfgenealogy.com/> > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/> > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > Bulletin Boards at sfgenealogy.com: > > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/<http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com