Doing genealogical research? What you should know about birth certificatesWritten by Mike Nielsen
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• The full name of person on birth certificate • The date of birth • The city or town and county of birth • The father's full name • The mother's full name, to include her maiden name • The requester's relationship to person named on certificate • The requester's reason for requesting certificate You will also have to pay for birth certificate. Prices to obtain a birth record are anywhere from $10 to $30. However, most state and local governments charge around $15. Keep in mind that you may not actually need to obtain an official birth certificate to verify your genealogical research. Birth records are maintained by board of heath, bureau of vital statistics, or county clerk's office. All birth records are required to be kept whether or not infant lives. This means that you should be able to at least verify any ancestors in which some record was kept. Even if you cannot obtain an official birth certificate, you may be able to get a copy of birth certificate or a copy of register or log book where information regarding birth was kept. As you can see, birth certificates can provide you with a substantial amount of concrete information about your ancestors. While all vital records, including birth were not required to be kept before 1910 there are many that are available. If you need more information about obtaining a birth certificate, a copy of a birth certificate or just need to verify that information you have regarding an ancestor is accurate, contact local board of health, bureau of vital statistics, of county clerk's office of person you are researching to find out more. Good luck to you in your ancestral research and most importantly, have fun with it!
Mike Nielsen is a client account specialist with 10xmarketing - More Visitors. More Buyers. More Revenue. Find more information about birth certificates, visit OneGreatFamily.com.
| | A TRICKLE OF ELECTRICITYWritten by Irvin L. Rozier
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A couple of years later, sitting on back porch of bigger place Lord gave me, I observed a storm approaching. It began to rain as thunder roared, and lightning struck. I always liked to watch this fantastic display. It reminds me of God's power and majesty. A display like this was far more spectacular than any fireworks show I've ever seen. Suddenly, I heard a boom like roar of a bomb exploding. It was loud and near. A split second later, my porch shook as a great ball of lightning size of a pickup truck hit a pecan tree about 100 yards away! It was intensely blue like flame of a propane burner. Needless to say, that 70 plus year old tree was fried. Within days, leaves began to turn brown and fall off, and within a few weeks, dead branches were falling. As I saw this, I thought on that time those two tiny holes on plastic strips allowed enough contact to continue to provide electricity and how great ball of lightning represented just a small portion of power of my God. Job 38.35 "Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?"
author of My Walk with the Lord, preacher, retired military
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