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From: "Little Miami Publishing" <>
Subject: Re: Hamilton Co Death Records
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:33:38 -0400
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John and all,

Just talked to Kenny Burck, Hamilton County Chapter president, who is
working on a revision of the Guide that you referred to. Guess this will be
a 5th edition.

1) First of all, The Reading, Ohio, records have been sent to Ham.Co.
General Health District at 250 Wm. Howard Taft Rd. Address/phone in the
book.
2) Mutually exclusive or overlap? Kenny says you can never be sure of
anything and best to check all sources. Sometimes they registered twice.
3) Why not all in one place? It was a great distance to travel by buggy so
they likely went to the nearest town and all of these places were their own
towns back then.
4) City records at Blegen. Be sure to call ahead and let them know you are
coming in from out of town and when you will be there so they can have the
records available for you.
5) The Cincinnati library is acquiring (if they have not already done so)
death records that extend to 1953 with an index to 1954.
6) Were many birth and death records destroyed in the various fires? Don't
know if they had them there or not before 1891. Guess they burned if they
did.
7) Don't forget to always check Jeff (Herbert) and Kenny's(Burck) indexes
before beginning.
8) Plus here is an item that Kenny found at the OGS library while there
recently. A book by Paul Immel and Carol Montrose called Cincinnati Mirror &
Ladies' Parterre, 1831-1833 Abstracts of Marriages, Obituaries &
Miscellanea. This is a paper book of about 25 pp. No price is given but
order by contacting Carol Montrose, 7421 Central College Rd., New Albany, OH
43054. Sounds like another good replacement for lost records. I love
newspaper indexes and abstracts for that reason.

Also, hope I'm not getting too long, but Kenny Burck has just listed himself
as a researcher on the Hamilton County Chapter Web site. He will actually
pick you up, get a room for you (you could probably even stay with him!)
spend the day with you, take you to cemeteries, research facilities, etc.,
and even find a good restaurant for you. Sounds like a time saver. Other
good researchers listed there as well. Check out the Researching page on the
HCCOGS Web site.

Hope these help.

Barbara


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