>From what I can tell, someone has "matched up" any SSDI records or MA Death Index records, to the birth dates on many individuals. That's the only explanation for some of these dates after 1915, actually. There MAY be some hit and miss marriage or death records between 1915 and, say, 1937. However, that's per town rules, not state. Jared > > > On 3/30/2012 10:10 AM, Roger Weir wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I was looking over some of the names on my rootsweb page and noticed >> that they have added Massachusetts Vital Town Collection, 1620 to >> 1988. This index must be fairly new because I have never noticed it >> before. > > I have no idea what this collection consists of and where Ancestry got > it. > > The Commonwealth Vital Records are now available up until 1915. I > suspect that this is a compilation from the SSDI and other sources, > definitely a secondary source. > > The 1916 - 1920 Records AIR have been released to the Archives but are > being indexed ans will not be available until the indexing is complete. > An announcement was distributed to various lists about 6 months ago. > I thought I filed it but cannot find it. > > bob gillis > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com Failure is merely another opportunity to more intelligently begin again.