In a message dated 10/21/1999 11:22:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, GenConnecticut-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I object to them illegally demanding we belong to an organization when these are public records. >> Many people feel the same way, but it is the current Connecticut law regarding vital records. Marriage and death records are open to the public, but birth records in Connecticut are restricted unless over 100 years old. Dianne