Sue Smith wrote: > I was looking for address for New Haven Vital Records and found out > from several people that...you have to go in Wenesday bet. 9 and > eleven, have ID proof of being a registered genealogist... a picture > ID and the five dollars... ---------------- I'd heard a lot of horror stories about NH City Hall before visiting and went in loaded for bear, all set to complain to the supervisor, mayor, governor, etc. if I got a hard time. Was surprised I had no trouble at all. I was there 4 Oct. (a Monday) at about 9 am. I didn't see anything about a early cutoff time; I know over at the public library, the local history section closes at 1, which is itself not good but a different topic. Since the records I needed were from the 1880-90s period, I didn't need to belong to a society. And the records clerk was as pleasant and professional as she could be. As far as the 5 bucks go, that's all true; sorry. Would be nice if they had a cheaper not-certified copy option. You can get a copy of the records access law at http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/ctrules.html I'm no lawyer, but looks like post-1900 birth records are the only ones that really cause trouble. Don't know if this will help, but NH city hall is supposed to be open till 8pm on first Tuesdays. See http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/govt/gov08.htm Dennis mailto:fran@ees.eesc.com Sterling Heights Michigan