In general, I would save my money and not get certified copies of certificates for genealogy documentation unless you do not have a choice. An exception would be if a society you were trying to join asked for certified copies. Some States such as NY only give uncertified certificates for genealogy purposes (the information is the same except it does not have the seal). You would want certified copies for legal purposes such as proving a death to get an inheritance, proving a birth for purposes of social security eligibility, etc. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila and Dave C." <grami948@yahoo.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 2:56 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Birth Cert Questions > Received word via mail today that one of the birth > certs/records I requested was found. Thought I'd > obtain a certified copy of birth as well as copy of > the ledger page for files since both exist. I'm > trying to pull information together on my maternal > ggrandmother's family plus get all birth/death certs > gotten & filed. > > 1. Is the certified copy worth the extra money? What > all does a certified copy contain? > > 2. Cash was requested.... does that mean they'll > accept a check or is a money order needed? > > 3. Since the marriage record (1890 - 1895) and birth > records (1889 & 1895)haven't been found in Cuyahoga > Co. or Lorain Co. where might I look next? Have > thought of Huron Co. and Erie Co. since the family was > found in 1900 census in Elyria and 1910 Census in > Cleveland where the family remained. > > Thanx for any assitance as it's greatly appreciated. > > Sheila > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Sheila, You've had good answers to your questions. I just want to clarify a couple of points. There is no difference between a certified and an uncertified copy of a certificate. They are identical except for the official seal (and cost <g>) A check for payment would take much longer because it would have to clear you bank before they fill your request. A money order would be more expedient. Sue -- Sue Strick, Lorain County Coordinator for OHGenWeb Lorain County Genealogy Page, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen L.C. Mailing List, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen/mail.htm