Hi All, just like to thank those who have replied giving possible reasons - and I thought bureaucracy was only limited to the English civil servants, wow, you live and learn <g>. Thanks again, Michael Today's Topics: 5. Philadelphia City Archives (Michael McAllister) 6. Re: Philadelphia City Archives (Larry B.) 7. Re: Philadelphia City Archives (Eugene Stackhouse) Message: 5 Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 17:20:54 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael McAllister <mcallisterfamily@btinternet.com> Subject: [PAPhl] Philadelphia City Archives To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <889313.20950.qm@web87004.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Can someone please tell me why my email aren't being answered when I send to the City Archivs for birth certificates? It has been over two weeks now! ? Regards, Michael McAllister ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 10:26:17 -0700 From: "Larry B." <phillyhm@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Philadelphia City Archives To: PAPHILAD Newslist <paphilad@rootsweb.com> Civil servants! Message: 7 Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 15:39:20 -0400 From: Eugene Stackhouse <genestackhouse@msn.com> Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Philadelphia City Archives To: <paphilad@rootsweb.com> Only two weeks?! If you are answered with two months, consider yourself lucky. The city archives is not noted for good service. It is, of course, Philadelphia! Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights.
We have a saying here in America for a job that isn't quite done right: "It's close enough for government work". We Philadelphians are thankful that we aren't in New Jersey or Chicago or California. Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights. > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 02:58:16 -0700 > From: mcallisterfamily@btinternet.com > To: paphilad@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Philadelphia City Archives > > > Hi All, just like to thank those who have replied giving possible reasons - and I thought bureaucracy was only limited to the English civil servants, wow, you live and learn <g>. > Thanks again, Michael