Susan - If you ever visited our Town Hall, you might have a better understanding that in a small town like ours, the Town Clerk has many responsibilities, and does not have staff that she can send off to look up these things. Unfortunately, genealogy lookups have to take a back seat. I don't think the records you seek are in the clerk's office, and possibly not even in the same building. I was told that all the Mendon vital records were filmed by the LDS sometime in the 1970's?. Have you checked to see what they have? There is a Mendon list at rootsweb that you may want to join if you haven't already. There are people on that list who are very knowledgeable about the history of Mendon. Listname: MA-MENDON To Subscribe: MA-MENDON-L-request@rootsweb.com I would post your specific questions there. Have you tried the Taft Library and the Mendon Historical Society? Mendon is in Worcester County, which would explain why some of your records came from there. Here is the web site for Taft Library http://www.kersur.net/~taft/ I would send them an email and ask them if there is anyone who is researching your family name. People who use the library can leave this information in the history/genealogy section. I found this at the Mendon Town Website: Historical Commission Mendon, MA 01756 508-634-6898 Chairperson: John Trainor Current Members: Colleen Conley and Pamela Arons As for the Births you are missing, have you checked with the churches? The Unitarian Congregation of Mendon and Uxbridge is the result of a consolidation of two historical congregations: The First Parish Society of Mendon, gathered at the town's founding in 1667, and the First Congregational Society (Unitarian) of Uxbridge, also gathered at the town's founding in 1734. The Mendon Church is located at 8 Maple Street (in the Village) in Mendon Church office: 13 Maple Street, P.O. Box 392, Mendon, MA 01756 Tel: (508) 473-8681 Fax: (508) 634-2649 e-mail: uumendu@naisp.net web: www.kersur.net/~uumendux President of the Congregation Macy Gotthardt e-mail: macy@FolkSound.com First Baptist Church 7 Main Street Mendon, MA 01756 508-473-2308 Lisa llepore@juno.com On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 19:0:7 -0400 "Susan Hedeen" <chantillycarpets@earthlink.net> writes: > This is not always successful, although a good place to start. I > have > ancestors who were married, resided, and died (at least one of them) > in > Mendon. The town clerk had none of these records--not the marriage, > the > probates, the will, and needless to say, none of the births of > children > born in Mendon. This time span was 1725--1755. The more I > attempted to > get information out of Mendon, the nastier the clerk became. I > asked for > help from others--some on this list and some from other lists. The > marriage was found in the Boston marriages despite the Mendon > intentions; > the will and guardianship probates were found in Worcester (not > certain if > County or Town), and the Mendon births thus far have not been found. > I did > obtain photo copies of the original documents of the will and > probates, and > Mendon is listed throughout as being place of residence. So, I have > learned that even though MA can be a treasure trove of information, > that > stands as true only if you can find it. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: John Bower <jwb@c4.net> > > To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 10/25/02 3:45:18 PM > > Subject: [MAWORCES] Re: Vital records in Massachusetts > > > > Hi Group, > > > > I have seen questions about where to obtain vital records from > > Massachusetts. Here is a quick summary: > > > > 1. Before 1841, write to the Town Clerk. Look up the address of > the > > town you are interested in on the Internet. > > > > 2. 1841-1910, write to Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point, > > 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Estimate the date of > > the birth, marriage or death in Massachusetts as near as you can. > > > > If they find the person, they will send you the book (year), vol, > and > > page no. > > > > Then, you write and ask for a certified copy ($3.00), or a > photocopy > > of the record ($.50). (Current fees.) > > > > You may also write to the town clerk for this at a higher cost, > but if > > you are not sure of the town, the Mass Archives is the best bet. > > > > 3. After 1910, town clerks. Or, Registry of Vital Statistics, 150 > Mt. > > Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125. > > > > You can look them up on the Internet to get their fees (about > > $15.00). They want the fee in advance, whether or not they find > > anything. > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > > To UNsub go here: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > > > > --- Susan Hedeen > --- chantillycarpets@earthlink.net > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? > Forget How to UN sub??? > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com