This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zQB.2ACE/1773.1 Message Board Post: Here is how to get a death certificate from the state of Nj. http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/writein.shtml And here is where the form is: http://www.state.nj.us/health/forms/reg-3.dot They don't state it here, but they now require two forms of ID - I just got my latest request returned because of that. Dunellen Library Phone number is 732-968-4585 The local paper would be the Plainfield (now Bridgewater) Courier News. http://www.c-n.com/c-n/index.shtml Good luck