Gaye asks about finding record of a St Paul birth from 1882. I had a similar problem with my mother's mother's family who were born about the same time. Eventually I went back to St Paul and found an office downtown where you could look at some old ledger books containing births from that time. It has been several years now, and unfortunately I forget the name of the office. I want to say it was on Kellogg. Anyway, the old ledgers listed the parents' names and gave dates of birth, but not always the name of the child. These were very early records, but can be helpful if you know the date of birth. Other than that, you might look for church records if you know the correct church. Bart in Virginia

At 02:06 PM 10/4/2007, you wrote: >Gaye asks about finding record of a St Paul birth from 1882. > >I had a similar problem with my mother's mother's family who were >born about the >same time. Eventually I went back to St Paul and found an office >downtown where >you could look at some old ledger books containing births from that >time. It has >been several years now, and unfortunately I forget the name of the >office. I want to >say it was on Kellogg. This sounds like the birth record books from St. Paul that used to be in the Courthouse, and now have been moved to the Health Dept. on Cedar. They've also been microfilmed, and are available through the FHL. >Anyway, the old ledgers listed the parents' names and gave dates of >birth, but not >always the name of the child. These were very early records, but can >be helpful if >you know the date of birth. > >Other than that, you might look for church records if you know the >correct church. > >Bart in Virginia > > Thanks for the ideas! Mary Mary Bakeman [email protected] Ramsey MnGenWeb Coordintor http://www.parkbooks.com/MnGenWeb/ Park Genealogical Books http://www.parkbooks.com/