This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zielaskowski, Kuznicki, Ruczinski Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IFB.2ACE/1092 Message Board Post: I have just recently been told by an Aunt who was born and raised in Alpena, that at some point there was a fire which destroyed many original birth records. Is anyone else aware of this? And if so, how much damage did it actually do as far as losing original records?