I hate Conn. they are unpleasant and uncooperative. In NH public records are just that, public! YOu go in and ask for info. and they help you and you find stuff. I continue to find it hard to believe you cant access state records that should be open to everyone. Gary ---------- >From: Ginny Gage <kbrewer@cyberportal.net> >To: CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CTFAIRFI] Bridgeport, CT Records >Date: Fri, Dec 15, 2000, 5:19 PM > > Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3155 > > Surname: Blackman > ------------------------- > > Bridgeport Vital Records is the same. Even going in person, unless you're > a registered genealogist, they won't let you look yourself. I've paid their > recommended genealogist to look for my great-grandfather's birth record, > and spent money for the incorrect information! I didn't discover this until > almost a year later when a friend visiting in Utah was able to get a copy > of his death record for me. So, I guess you have to be very careful. > There are other towns in CT where I have personally looked and had no problems. > Staff was either helpful or at least didn't mind my looking. > I know how frustrated everyone is. We all want to find our illusive relations! > As was also mentioned, with everyone looking these days, offices are understaffed. > Wouldn't it be nice to have some volunteers work in these places to help > us all out? In the small town I live in, this is what happens. > Good luck! > Ginny Gage > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >