This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1703.1 Message Board Post: You are barking up the wrong tree. Death certificates are officially kept and most readily obtained from county and state records offices. To order from either, see the website www.vitalrec.com. George Livingston Local & Family History Librarian