Hi, Catherine: Do you know when and where each of these family members were born and died? This information will help to narrow a search of census material. Debra On Thursday, Jul 29, 2004, at 18:18 US/Eastern, Catherine Musgrave wrote: > Kia ora from New Zealand > > I need some local knowledge to help me locate (hopefully) the birth > records of my great aunts Alice (b 1871) and Mary (b 1874) McLAUGHLIN > both supposedly born in Pennsylvania. > > I have a possible "sighting" of their parents James and Margaret Ann > (Maggie/Mary) McLAUGHLIN/McLOUGHLIN on the 1870 census in Bellevue > Borough, Allegheny County so I thought I would start there. I see > that > Vital Records in that county are available from 1870 to 1905 and wonder > if there is some sort of index available. Or I should just try my luck > with the dates I have. Also there seems to be a requirement that the > person requesting the certificates is an immediate family member. Does > this still apply for Genealogical enquiries where the person is clearly > deceased? Neither of these women have any living direct descendants. > > I would really appreciate some help on this one as this is the first > time I have looked for records in the US > Many thanks > Catherine > Auckland, New Zealand > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and > mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. > To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >