Lists Members, Yesterday I was down at Fresno Co, CA Hall of Records, I spoke with the Supervisor as to why the Birth records were being denied to the public over the inter-net, her reply was, "RootsWeb requested they be removed," my next question was, "aren't the birth records public?", reply, "yes, one can come in, research the births but can't be placed over cyber space." Due to staff shortage, they can't cross reference the birth and deaths. Tip, if one is ordering a Death Certificate for CA from Sacramento, you might want to order from the county and not the state. A cousin ordered her grandmother's DC from Sacramento, hearing nothing after 4 months, she wrote me, I went down, found the DC under Malissa and not Melissa, the incorrect spelling kept Sacramento from sending the DC. They kept the cousin's money giving her nothing in return. The Fresno Co Library has old news papers with the obits, but no one to do look-ups, so our Genealogy Ca Room has started a Obit file at the main library. When you write, best to address as: Ca Genealogy Room (Main Library) 2420 Mariposa Fresno CA 93721 559-488-3195 Happy Holidays Jean Brand Fresno CA