Hi- I know there is a question about whether or not this is the correct place for data about Mass...but if the records are online, where can I find them?? I have searched the California records and found them quite useful for my husband's family who has been in SF since the days of the Gold Rush. It would be great to have the same information available about Mass. Thanks, Mary Ellen From foggy, cold San Francisco which sure beats the heat... --- AngelTardif@aol.com wrote: > A few years back, California birth records (name of > person, county born, date > of birth and mother's maiden name) were > available...free...on the Internet. > Some elected official was convinced it contributed > to identity theft, although > no Social Security Numbers, current addresses, or > even whether the person was > alive or not, so the State of California removed > that information from the > internet. BUT... you can still get them through > Ancestry.com or Vital search, or > plenty of other sites.....IF YOU PAY. > > Is that the fate of Massachusettes records too. > > Angel in California > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb, a user-supported enterprise > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com