Dear Members: For those of you who live in Oklahoma and know the where abouts of the Historical or Genealogical Library / Society located in Oklahoma City where I could order Birth / Death / Marriage Certificates; could you direct me as to where the location of the building is? I'm planning on a vacation during the mid-months of May and am interested in personnally visiting the center to order the certificates I'm missing in my family. I also have hope of finding proof of some of their existence by ordering and possibly receiving the certificates too. I haven't been in Oklahoma City for visiting in over 20 years. I'm sure the changes are massive and I'll get lost without some guidance. Can someone tell me which site would be the best for accessing addresses for directions? Thank you, Shelia C. BACHELDER webachel@wolf.co.net Researching: Paternal: TRIMBLE, SMITH, BAKER, HOLDREN, SHIMER, LANTZ, McCOY Maternal: HARBISON, MITCHELL, YORK, VAUGHT, TWEEDLE, HATFIELD, EMERY Others: BACHELDER, AUDET, MERRIMAN, RAYMOND, SIMS, COPELAND, KEZAR HARBISON - MITCHELL - YORK - VAUGHT - TWEEDLE - EMERY - SIMS - COPELAND: [ location of surnames will be in the following states; Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi ] TRIMBLE - SMITH - BAKER - HOLDREN - SHIMER - LANTZ - McCOY: [location of surnames will be in the following states; Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri ] BACHELDER - AUDET - MERRIMAN - RAYMOND - KEZAR - HOLDREN - TRIMBLE: [location of surnames will be in the following states; Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania ]

Bill and Shelia Bachelder: The Oklahoma Historical Society is located at: 2100 N. Lincoln Blvd. 405-521-2491 Lincoln Blvd. is one of the main arteries in town, runs north and south. Head north on Lincoln till you see the Oklahoma State Capitol and the Historical Society is in a large museum type building on your right. However, for what you are looking for, birth and death certificates, the Historical Society does not have those items. Such records are kept in the Oklalhoma Health Department located at: 1000 NE 10th 405-271-5600 Be aware that in Oklahoma birth and death certificates are not a matter of public records, they are considered closed and confidential. Technically speaking only a direct descendant or the person concerned may obtain either record. However, I have never been turned down when I listed genealogy as the reason for wanting the record. Birth certificates cost five dollars, death certificates cost ten dollars, with them keeping the money if they do not find a record. As far as marriage certificates go, they do not keep them at either place mentioned above. You would have to know the county where the marriage took place and go there. If the marriage took place in Oklahoma County, where Oklahoma City is located, you would go to the Oklahoma County Courthouse located at: 320 Robert S. Kerr Ave 405-713-2311 Happy Hunting !!! Jack Childers in OKC International BlackSheep Society of Genealogists http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm