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Ancestry/Genealogy

HeiressofBickworth

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2. Thank you!

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Reply #1)

Tue May 21, 2013, 11:13 PM

May 2013

What ever happened to the standardization process? It seems to me that every state has its own certification form. There have been changes in the certification form sometime between 1965 when I obtained one for my first passport and 2002 when I obtained a renewal. The 2002 form contained less information.

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It was part of the effort to standardize birth registrations. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #1

Thank you! HeiressofBickworth May 2013 #2

Many states standardized birth registrations in the late 19th century. IIRC this form was used in Gormy Cuss May 2013 #3

Interesting information. HeiressofBickworth May 2013 #4

Oh, didn't mean to suggest that yours was a delayed record. That was just another example Gormy Cuss May 2013 #5