I will be very interested to hear the outcome. I STILL have a bad taste in my mouth from my interaction with the Port Chester clerk. Very unpleasant. Yes, I have seen books where some jerk ripped a page out, and I can certainly understand if they don't want people handling the books without supervision, but to act as if the sky will fall if I happen to see someone else's name from 1890...when I can go 5 miles over the CT border and sit down and peruse the books all morning. How could the privacy needs be so different 5 miles apart? Holly >Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Vital Records & drivers license > >I phoned Yonkers twice yesterday to see what they said about the need to >prove your identity by providing a driver's license. The information >that I was given was conflicting, ...<snip>... Something is wrong, but I can't tell what by the information >that I received over the phone. More later. > >Cliff Lamere >

My worst experience was in Rockland County, where the clerk was indignant that I tried to read - upside down - the entries in the marriage register of 100+ years ago. As though my eyes were going to take something away...... Regina Haring ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mert & Holly Kilpatrick" <kilpatrk@epix.net> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Vital Records & drivers license >I will be very interested to hear the outcome. I STILL have a bad taste in > my mouth from my interaction with the Port Chester clerk. Very > unpleasant. > Yes, I have seen books where some jerk ripped a page out, and I can > certainly understand if they don't want people handling the books without > supervision, but to act as if the sky will fall if I happen to see someone > else's name from 1890...when I can go 5 miles over the CT border and sit > down and peruse the books all morning. How could the privacy needs be so > different 5 miles apart? > Holly