However, we just got a response back saying that they can't create a birth certificate without a, well, birth certificate. Is there something I'm missing? Are we out of luck? Any help or guidance would be appreciated, as we spent a year trying to get this together and are flabbergasted. Yes, I had ...

Hi! Does anyone have any insight on how to register a birth with a baptismal record? Long story short is my husband's grandfather was born in the late 1800s in Ireland, but no birth certificate exists. I read here that it would be possible to create a birth certificate with a baptismal certificate. ...

...However, if the document already says birth certificate on it and is notarized, does that mean that we have to go through the formal process of making a new birth certificate? Are there any guidelines on this type of thing? When I was in the same position as you, I did some research and found th...

Hi, everybody! I have a question about the FBR. I understand it's closed until at least April, I am just trying to get all my documents together in preparation. My husband had a hard time finding a birth certificate for his grandfather, but was eventually able to find a baptismal record. We got in c...

Hi, everybody! I have a question about FBR that I would appreciate any insight on - My husband's grandfather was born in Ireland in 1887. Right now we have multiple documents corroborating this - death certificate, marriage certificate, US naturalization papers, 1901 Ireland census, and even the 190...