Marilyn, Birth records are available through the County for the year 1888. Here is the link to the Hennepin County Vital Records website with information on requesting birth records. Just click below. http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/taxsvcs/gstxctr.htm#Certified_Copies_Birth_Deat h_Records Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:26 PM Subject: [MNHENNEP] MN death record > I would like to find a death record for my gr-gr-grandfather, Friederich > KRECH, who died Aug. 18, 1877 & was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, then was > reinterred in Hillside Cemetery in 1891. Was Hennepin Co. keeping death records > that early? > > Thanks for any help. > Marilyn >