----- Original Message ----- From: "ladyfan3" <ladyfan3@earthlink.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:17 PM > thank you Ron > well our passport was put on hold because of a delayed birth record and > they > sent us a form to fill out to get the census for the year I was born which > was 1946 because I need to prove my age and parents and the form wants > $65.00 for the census records and its from the US department of commerce > US > census bur. > so maybe this is for only people that needs it for passports I guess I > will > call them in the morning and see what they say What you are requesting is an INDIVIDUAL and CONFIDENTIAL search of the census records by the US Census Bureau. Here is the website that explains it and how to order the $65.00 research: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/agesearch.html Ron Bestrom