Doug, Vital Statistics are public records, sort of. These records are held in Olympia, WA, the capitol of the state. I would refer you to a web site that explains how to request these records in any state in the U.S. Go to http://vitalrec.com/ It is my understanding that you will need to state your relationship to the person for whom you are requesting records, so perhaps you may need to be more specific as to if you are really related to these deceased persons or not. If you have not visited the Washington State GenWeb site, perhaps you'd like to try that, too. You may find help there. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/ Hope this helps! Susan in Spokane Searching for Bain/Bayne, Bennett, Bullock, Bussert, Evans, Helms, Hensley, Jones, Leinart, Loschen, Mason, Miller, Murry/Murray,Sadler/Saddler, Seiber, Shane, and Trauernicht. -----Original Message----- From: Doug Horner <dhorner@onlink.net> To: WASHINGTON-L@rootsweb.com <WASHINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 5:21 PM Subject: [WASHINGTON-L] Frissell > > Can anyone explain to me how and where vital statistics are kept. I would >like to know if there are restrictions on accessibility to these records >for privacy. I have four possible relatives who died between 1974 and and >1996. I suspect that these records would be considered private. > > Also can anyone advise me concerning the major newspapers in Washington. I >would like to write them concerning obituaries. > > I am interested in information on the following : > > Edna Frissell died 15 March 1989 > > Howard Frissell died April 1974 > > John Frissell died 29 March 1990 > > William Frissell died 31 Jan 1996 > >Doug Horner > doughorner@canada.com > >