The state law covering this is KRS 213.131, paragraph (5) which states that birth records become public records in 100 years and death records in 50. This means that all of us can look forward to 2011, when birth certificates should be available on microfilm or CD :). There are at least three KY libraries/archives where you can obtain microfilm copies of KY death certificates from 1911 through 1951: Kenton County Library KY Dept. for Libraries and Archives Filson Historical Society Library Pen Bogert >>> "DEBORAH CAMPISANO" <DJCAMPI@worldnet.att.net> 06/07/02 12:51PM >>> Diane wrote: "4.) It will cost $3.00 to get a death certificate mailed to you. Kenton County Library has death certificates for the entire state of Kentucky for the years 1911 to 1995. I contacted the Kenton Co. Library to ask how much a copy of a death certificate is. They responded with $3.00 per copy. A bill comes with the copies." Diane is correct in that the KCL has death certificates on film available for copying. But the KCL only has an INDEX for the entire state of KY for the years 1911-1995 (other indexes go to present time), not all the death certificates. KCL has microfilmed copies of the actual death certificates ONLY through 1949. Those issued after this date still have to be ordered individually from Vital Statistics in Frankfort. There is a statute which limits publishing the actual certificates in any form until they are at least 50 years old (I think.) Deborah ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== The Jefferson County, KY History and Genealogy page is part of USGenWeb, AHGP and ALHN which are not-for-profit Projects. Visit us at http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237