I have sent for many death certificates thru the years...... the latest was my maternal grandmother's just recently She died in 1958. I have NEVER been asked for a driver's license and cannot think of any reason why proof of identity is needed unless the request is for a recent one for purposes other than genealogical. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Astridjean@aol.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Vital Records & drivers license >A year ago my sister in Massachusetts sent for a death certificate and she > had to enclose a copy of her driver's license. > Astrid > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It depends on which town. Mt. Vernon required a copy of my driver's lic and a certified check for $11. This was before the unpleasant person would even look to see if my grandfather's death cert. was in file. The check was returned to me, grandfather unk, so I called and told the person (same one) to look again. That time she located it so I sent it all back. Obviously, certifying an $11 check is more of a hassle than running a copy of one's driver's lic. I hope the city has changed their ways in the last 5 yrs. On the other hand, personnel in both Eastchester and Pelham were charming, looked to see if they had what I needed, and then sent it on to me. I don't remember their requiring anything and I can't remember which sent the information before they could have received the check. I wouldn't have realized how exceptional they were, had I not encountered Mt. Vernon first. To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Vital Records & drivers license >I have sent for many death certificates thru the years...... the latest was > my maternal grandmother's just recently She died in 1958. > > I have NEVER been asked for a driver's license and cannot think of any > reason why proof of identity is needed unless the request is for a recent > one for purposes other than genealogical. > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Astridjean@aol.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:10 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Vital Records & drivers license > > >>A year ago my sister in Massachusetts sent for a death certificate and >>she >> had to enclose a copy of her driver's license. >> Astrid >> >> >> >> ************************************** AOL now offers free email to >> everyone. >> Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message