--- MIHOUGHT-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Several of the Death Certificates I got from the Houghton County Clerk are > typed abstractions for the actual certificates. They give cause of death > and names of the parents of the deceased. Sometimes, it would be useful to > know who gave the information -- a still living wife or children -- and > where the person is buried. In one, I think the name of the mother is > probably a guess at what was actually on the form. I would like to be able > to decipher it myself. Can I request an actual copy? I was told sometime last year by someone who works for another Michigan county that (a photocopy of) the originals can be obtained if you order from the state. They did have the originals post-1940. I don't know if this applies to Houghton. --Chris __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com