Hi Liz, That makes it a bit more difficult, and as you say the best you may find is negative evidence. If someone on the list is willing to check out the Waterbury death, that would be a help. Why not ask if someone in or near Waterbury could check with the town clerk there for you? I don't know whether you know it, but Connecticut is a very small state and all the little towns in any region are very easy to travel to in just a few minutes so that could be someone who lives in any of the surrounding small towns. Another factor is that any person who goes to look at the BMD records at the Town Clerk's office must be a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists and hold a blue card to present to validate their right to research. So it won't be just anyone who can do that for you. But I'm sure someone who is on the list can find time to do it. Just restate your problem with the rough dates, location, etc. in the request and maybe you'll get a bite. I'm asking a cousin from the next town to me if her sister is a CSG member as I think she lives in or near Waterbury. I'll let you know if I learn anything. I don't think she is, but you never know. We'll see. My grandmother (White) Rogers was born in/near Sheffield and moved to Birmingham as a four year old. She visited with cousins in Canada and met and married my grandfather there. They moved down to the US (Connecticut) about 20 years later. I've been to England once, in 1994 to near Kidderminster where my immigrant ancestor left in 1634 or so. Absolutely lovely! I wish I could go back again. We just happened to be there on the 50th anniversary of D-Day and the shops were full of souvenirs, memoranda, books, etc. and when we went to church at our ancestor's church that Sunday the vicar was on sabbatical and so the bishop came to deliver the service. His sermon was very moving in his gratitude to the Americans who came to help in the war, and he thanked our family for continuing to contribute to the church our ancestor came from. It left us all with a wonderful sense of belonging. A lovely experience overall. Good luck, Carol **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= May5909footerNO62)

There are a number of Genealogy Societies approved by the state, and membership in any one of them will be recognized for research purposes. The law says you must be a member of a state recognized Genealogy Society.   A list of the approved societies can be found on the State Library website in the History and Genealogy Division. The home page for the History and Genealogy Unit says"Information Services Division". The next line says "History and Genealogy"   This page summarizes many of the resources available on line. On the left side of the page look for the third section "Reference".Then look for the "genealogy society" link. This will take you to a list of ALL the organizations recognized by the State.   The Godfrey Memorial Library is a public Genealogy Library. They have an on-line paid membership program called "Godfrey Scholar" This program was approved by the state last Fall. The Godfrey Scholar Program gives access to all the materials Godfrey is putting on-line in addition to links with many other sites across the country. Some of these links are free links that you can access yourself now, if you know about them. There are two or three levels of membership. Cost is reasonable.   Personally, I already belong to two of the approved organizations, Friends of Godfrey Library, and the Godfrey Library and am renewing my on again off again membership with the CT Society of Genealogists. Some of you are familiar with Godfrey Library. Take the time to check out the various organizations that interest you, what they offer you for where you reside (what you have access to from your home) , and the expense involved.   I can only tell you about the  Godfrey organization because those are the ones I know about. Maybe others can tell you about the organizations they belong to.   Marilyn CT   P.S. You notice --no links. Any one doing genealogy should be able to use a search engine to find your way to the Connecticut State Library. And if you can't, it's time you learned.   --- On Sat, 5/9/09, HubbellGen@aol.com <HubbellGen@aol.com> wrote: From: HubbellGen@aol.com <HubbellGen@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CT] Advice on marriage records please To: genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 8:13 PM Hi Liz, That makes it a bit more difficult, and as you say the best you may find is negative evidence. If someone on the list is willing to check out the Waterbury death, that would be a help. Why not ask if someone in or near Waterbury could check with the town clerk there for you? I don't know whether you know it, but Connecticut is a very small state and all the little towns in any region are very easy to travel to in just a few minutes so that could be someone who lives in any of the surrounding small towns. Another factor is that any person who goes to look at the BMD records at the Town Clerk's office must be a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists and hold a blue card to present to validate their right to research. So it won't be just anyone who can do that for you. But I'm sure someone who is on the list can find time to do it. Just restate your problem with the rough dates, location, etc. in the request and maybe you'll get a bite. I'm asking a cousin from the next town to me if her sister is a CSG member as I think she lives in or near Waterbury. I'll let you know if I learn anything. I don't think she is, but you never know. We'll see. My grandmother (White) Rogers was born in/near Sheffield and moved to Birmingham as a four year old. She visited with cousins in Canada and met and married my grandfather there. They moved down to the US (Connecticut) about 20 years later. I've been to England once, in 1994 to near Kidderminster where my immigrant ancestor left in 1634 or so. Absolutely lovely! I wish I could go back again. We just happened to be there on the 50th anniversary of D-Day and the shops were full of souvenirs, memoranda, books, etc. and when we went to church at our ancestor's church that Sunday the vicar was on sabbatical and so the bishop came to deliver the service. His sermon was very moving in his gratitude to the Americans who came to help in the war, and he thanked our family for continuing to contribute to the church our ancestor came from. It left us all with a wonderful sense of belonging. A lovely experience overall. Good luck, Carol **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= May5909footerNO62) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message