Chris, I went back and read your first posting. The information for which you are asking is too current. It affects living people. Birth records in CT are closed for 100 years. Personally, I don't even look up this type of information for others. However there are things you can do for yourself. First you can get a copy of your father's birth certificate. No one else can get it for you. Second you can get a copy of your grandfathers death certificate.For information on how to do this go to website for the City of Middletown at www.cityofmiddletown.com Look for Vital records. It is part of the Health Department. All vital records in CT are found in the town where the event occurred. There are no county records. Second contact you relatives and find out as much information about the family from your aunts, uncles and cousins. Find out vital information about you aunts and uncles from their families. Since your father was born in the 1940's try to find out the name of the hospital where he was born. Don't assume it was in Middletown. He could just have easily been born in a hospital in Hartford or New Britain, or even Meridan (if there was a hospital there) The more you know about your dad's siblings, the more you will know about your family. Two important questions to ask about the birth, death, or marriage of any relative in the 20th century is where did it happen and where was the family living at the time. For instance when my mom passed away in the mid 1990, she died in a New Britain Hospital, but her residence was Newington. Be willing to share information about your family with your relatives. As you get information from your family, use the information to find obituaries and to locate the family in the census records. Third, look for your family by focusing on your grandfather and grandmother. You said that your grandfather had a brother who died in Middletown, but you don't say when. Types of information to include are names, birth and death years or approximate estimate, and recognizable stories that others in the family micght also know, Places they lived. Anything that will help others recognize your unique family as their unique family. This also will help to take the focus off living individuals. Many people don't like it when relatives publicly disclose their personal information. And it is something that is frowned upon by genealogists. Hope this helps some. Marilyn CT On Wed, 08 May 2002 18:05:15 -0700 Chris Elkins <[email protected]> writes: > Hi list: > > I am still searching for information on my Penney family. Are there > any > volunteers on the list that would be willing to look up vitals for > me? > Also, I believe my father and his siblings attended school there. > Does > anyone have old year books from probably the late 50's. > > William Frederick Penney (my Dad) > Albert Penney (his older brother) > Beth Penney (sister- may be Elizabeth) > Joyce Penney (sister) > Sharon Penney (sister) > > Their parents were Frank E. Penney and Mae (Harrington) Penney. A > marriage record would be great, too if any one has access. > > Thank you in advance for any time someone might have to offer! > Christine Elkins > San Luis Obispo, California > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > You can search the archives for the list at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CTMIDDLE > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >