Not sure if a birth certificate was necessary at that time; however, it is wild turkey shoot I think about what information they have actually transcribed from the original records. You don't just get copies of whatever is in the file, you get only what they have committed to the computer, or at least that is all I got . . . it was one page with no more information than I had in the first place; however, many other people tell me they have learned much more than I did. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Patricelli" <virgpat@usfamily.net> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: [MINNESOTA] Social Security Application - abt. 1940 > Does anyone know what information I might find by sending for a copy of a > Soc. Sec. Application for a person who probably started collecting between > 1940 and 1950? I know that you have to have a copy of your birth > certificate now but probably then many people did not have one. > > I really appreciate all advice and information on this. > > Thanks, > Virginia > > virgpat@usfamily.net > > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- > http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >