Hi, I have been following this conversation for a few days and I can relate completely. It took me three requests and 10 years to get a copy of my mother's death certificate. I was told there was a law the prohibited them from sending me the information. The law was never cited. I am still trying to get information from Vermont and New Hampshire. The difference between these places and PA is that they charge $30.00's for each request and they don't return your money. My cousin requested information from PA and was told the same thing. She found the information in town books. Last page. Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: <DEBOCT1@aol.com> To: <PA-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [PA-OBITS] Death Cert, Philadelphia, 1920 > > Judging from all of the responses, I'm assuming that PA has some problems. I suggest that everyone complain to PA Vitals on the issues that are being stated here. There is a great deal of time and money being spent on requested searches and certificates. We as consumers should have some sort of confidence that every request is being researched properly. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >