Depends, the person has had to have been born 100 years ago or an immediate parent or grandparent. However I was able to get a copy of my husbands because he passed in 2000. Marriage and Death Records are open to the public not matter the time. Another suggestion, if you know where they are possibly buried than you can go to the cemetery and get copies of the plot cards. Hey there, I'm new to the list so this may be a very obvious question, but can I just walk into the records vault at the New London Town Clerk and look for a birth certificate? I live in Vermont and have gotten spoiled by very helpful town clerks and want to know what to expect when I'm in Connecticut next week. Thanks, Erica Chrissie "The secret to friendship is being a good listener - Unknown"
OK, while I'm usually helping friends find ancestors born before dirt was invented, this birth certificate request is a ***little*** different. I have a friend born the same year as me, 1974, who has a very strong reason to suspect that he has a mystery sibling (through his father) in the area. This mystery person, whom some of his relatives will slightly acknowledge the existence of and others won't say a word, would have been born in the 1973-1975 range at the hospital in New London. Should the person exist, it's not certain whether my friend's father's name would even be on the birth certificate. Here in Burlington, I know I could just wander into the vault, grab the right books and page away until I was done with my search. It sounds like New London is more complicated. Obviously, this is a very sensitive subject. Anyone with suggestions of how to check the records or further recommendations should feel free to e-mail me privately. Thanks, Erica --- Mom2AJ@aol.com wrote: > > > Depends, the person has had to have been born 100 > years ago or an immediate > parent or grandparent. However I was able to get a > copy of my husbands > because he passed in 2000. Marriage and Death > Records are open to the public not > matter the time. Another suggestion, if you know > where they are possibly > buried than you can go to the cemetery and get > copies of the plot cards. > > Hey there, > I'm new to the list so this may be a very obvious > question, but can I just walk into the records vault > at the New London Town Clerk and look for a birth > certificate? > I live in Vermont and have gotten spoiled by very > helpful town clerks and want to know what to expect > when I'm in Connecticut next week. > Thanks, > Erica > > > > > > Chrissie > "The secret to friendship is being a good listener - > Unknown" > > > > > > ==== CTNEWLON Mailing List ==== > New London Co GenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/ > Archived List Messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTNEWLON-L/ > Create yourself a user name and password, and > search! > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html