Thank you Neal... Rae Davis-Smith -------Original Message------- From: TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, July 11, 2003 8:55:41 AM To: TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSCOTT] State Department maintains certain overseas records State Department maintains certain overseas records Need a copy of a report showing a birth, marriage or death? Usually, it's a simple matter of writing or visiting the county court house. But what if the event took place in a foreign country as is the case among many members of the military community?Not quite so simple, but not impossible and the U.S. Department of State is the place to go. Unfortunately, not all of those concerned are aware of the procedures.Individuals with computers and internet access have it easier. It's just a matter of going to <A HREF="http://www.travel.state gov/">http://www.travel.state.gov</A> and then under Services, click on Certificates of Birth, Death and Marriage. That takes the searcher to a page titled "Birth, Death and Marriage Records" and the clickable "Apply for a copy of a report issued by an American embassy or consulate showing that a U.S. citizen was born, married or died while abroad."Through the magic of the Internet, that takes you to "Consular Reports of Birth, Death, and Marriage on File with the Department of State." There you will find the address of where to write, the cost and additional information including a form that can be downloaded for completion.So that's the easy way. Those who don't feel comfortable with surfing the web or who don't have access to a computer can write to:U.S. Department of State Passport Services Vital Records Section 1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510 Washington, DC 20524 That's also going to be a more time consuming task since it may be necessary to go back and forth determining the needing documents. To speed things along, call a clerk first at (202) 955-0307. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== Rae Davis-Smith List Administrator raedavissm@mindspring.com ============================== 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 .