Hi, I would like to correspond with someone who has researched ancestors who lived in Ware, Massachusetts in the late 1700's and early 1800's. I have been having a difficult time finding vital records for marriages and death's in the town and have a few questions. 1. Are marriage and death Vital Records of Ware from abt. 1770 to 1840 available? 2. I have checked out The Ware Vital Records kept by the town clerk. These records are on microfilm through Family History Centers. It is a very hard film to read and seems to be incomplete. The microfilm didn't seem to have a lot of marriages and I couldn't find any deaths on the one I looked at. I did find the birth records I needed. 3. I checked the Corbin Collection and it seemed to be a transcript of the microfilm I mentioned above and I could not find any deaths in it either. I found a few marriages and some intentions listed but it seemed there should have been a lot more. The Corbin Collection also had church records. I would just appreciate hearing someone else's experience with the Ware Town Records who can give me a clue to what they contain and don't contain and a point in the right direction to finding the information I need. Thanks, Marla blarson@ubtanet.com Thanks, Marla

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