----- Original Message ----- From: <DULCICH6@aol.com> To: <HOFFPAUIR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 11:53 PM Subject: About CADI & CAMI > To anyone who may want more information on those Hoffpauirs listed in the > postings of the CA death index and the CA marriage index: > > Many counties in California allow someone to hand copy the death or marriage > cert's; some don't. There are quite a few volunteers that will go and get a > hand transcription. If you don't need a certified copy, this is a great help. > There are also a lot of volunteers in the various counties that will look up > obits, too. (I do this for Kern Co. since they are one of the ones that don't > allow transcriptions) The list for NORCAL on rootsweb is particularly > helpful. > > If you decide to order a certified copy, DON'T send to the state for it. Send > to the county. You will get it either way, but the state will take about 4 > months and the county will take about 2 weeks. Here is where you may find the > addresses of all the counties and where to order. > > <http://vitalrec.com/cacounties1.html#Alameda> > > Sharon Dulcich > >