Hi, This is what I was told by Weehawken's Board of Health and by Jersey City. Weehawken sent me to Jersey City after I gave them the information was looking for. For example, an 1959 Death Certificate from North Hudson Hospital. As for Jersey City, I had a dispute with the person over the phone about this issue. His answer was we are no longer accepting any new requests for "certificates." You must write to the state. Hoboken on the other hand is a bird of different feather as is North Bergen. They keep their records separate because of the hospitals in the area (Palisades General and St. Mary's Hospital.) Jill A. Pierson [email protected] and [email protected] "The truth is this, the march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope." Robert E. Lee

This is so aggravating! I, as probably many other list members, was born at Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital (which closed in 1979). My mother received a copy of my birth certificate several weeks after I was born, but, because of the "suspected" sale of fradulent documents by county workers in Jersey City, my birth certificate is no longer valid!!! I'm one of those increasingly disappearing people who never got a photo license, because I wasn't required to. I use my passport when I have to produce photo ID. Next renewal, however, I'm required to add the photo to my license, which means I need to prove who I am and the old license doesn't count! So I need to produce a valid license (not the one I've used for 50+ years!) and other forms of ID. Maybe this would be a good time to assume a new identity! ;0) BTW - I understand the old Maternity Hospital building is being renovated into condos and rental apartments. Lauren Maehrlein Maehrlein's Heirlines Plant a tree, then start your family tree! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:52:46 EDT Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] (no subject) Hi, This is what I was told by Weehawken's Board of Health and by Jersey City. Weehawken sent me to Jersey City after I gave them the information was looking for. For example, an 1959 Death Certificate from North Hudson Hospital. As for Jersey City, I had a dispute with the person over the phone about this issue. His answer was we are no longer accepting any new requests for "certificates." You must write to the state. Hoboken on the other hand is a bird of different feather as is North Bergen. They keep their records separate because of the hospitals in the area (Palisades General and St. Mary's Hospital.) Jill A. Pierson [email protected] and [email protected] "The truth is this, the march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope." Robert E. Lee ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== Visit the Hudson County N.J. GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhudson/ ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.