We will soon be traveling to Fairfield, CT to reseach some of my many lines in the towns of Fairfield and Newtown and found this site to be of great help. I called various towns to check the hours of the town clerk offices. http://www.vitalrec.com/ctcounties.html#Fairfield However, I am appealing to those that live in the area or have been there to let me know a bit of the "flavor" of the area. I know when I called the Berlin office in Hartford Cnty, I was quickly informed of the correct annuciation of "BUR - LIN". I do not wish to offend, so little things like this is nice to know. Also if someone knows the exact location and a bit of info about the "Old Village Cemetery" in Fairfield, I would appreciate knowing a bit about it. Thanks ! Dianne researching Dunning, Morehouse, Jennings, Bulkley, Gorham, Beers

One thing that you need to know and that the clerks might not have mentioned to you, is that you need to present proof of membership in an acceptable [to them] society before they will look things up. This refers to births, marriages, and possibly, deaths. This is or has been Connecticut law. If your membership is not acceptable, they will refer you to a member of the Connecticut Society to do the research for you. Some will ignore the law, but not all of them. Kay Allen AG Dianne wrote: > We will soon be traveling to Fairfield, CT to reseach some of my many > lines in the towns of Fairfield and Newtown and found this site to be > of great help. I called various towns to check the hours of the town > clerk offices. > http://www.vitalrec.com/ctcounties.html#Fairfield > > However, I am appealing to those that live in the area or have been > there to let me know a bit of the "flavor" of the area. I know when I > called the Berlin office in Hartford Cnty, I was quickly informed of the > correct annuciation of "BUR - LIN". I do not wish to offend, so little > things like this is nice to know. > Also if someone knows the exact location and a bit of info about the > "Old Village Cemetery" in Fairfield, I would appreciate knowing a bit > about it. > > Thanks ! > > Dianne > > researching Dunning, Morehouse, Jennings, Bulkley, Gorham, Beers > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB