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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:34 PM Original message |
Poll question: do you know where your (original) birth certificate is? |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. If I had to I could get the certified copy the county made me last year out right now |
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ChiGal (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Yes |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. The original was destroyed by fire.......... |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I've got the one from the hospital with my little tootsie prints |
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pinb1212 (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Me too |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. I know my current birth certificate is wrong... |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
42. It's only in relatively recent years |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. My mother still has it. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have a raised-seal copy at home. |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yep - and I have the original hospital bill and the canceled check. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Your mom was a hardass |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. As it turned out - my Mother was keeping my travel log for me as well. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. That is pretty awesome |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. She knew. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 03:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I am so sorry for your loss |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yep. I got the long copy. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. I keep it with me |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have the original birth certificate AND my original Social Security |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. I couldn't care, I'm fully aware that I was born. |
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pinb1212 (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's in my safe deposit box. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. The original is filed in the city where I was born, a certified copy is held by the state, |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-09-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. Other: I am only in possession of certified COPIES of my birth record, |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
18. Stuck in the safe deposit box at the bank. I gave my kids theirs and my daughter lost hers... |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. To get copies, here is a link for who to contact anywhere in the US for vital records |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks for that info -- very useful. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 01:53 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You're welcome! |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
70. You have a photostat or rectigraph negative |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Oh, *that's* what it is! I'm sure someone must have told me at some point... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
20. I actually have two, the original one issued in Mexico City |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
61. A Naturalization Certificate is better ID than a foreign BC |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
21. The ORIGINAL was kept in the county where I was born. I have a copy of it |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. And when most people say "original" they mean "copy" |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. EXACTLY. I would wager darned few have their 'original' birth certificate |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Yeah, that's what I don't get about this whole ORIGINAL thing... |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
26. Mine was destroyed when my birth hospital was burned down by the same people faking Obama's. |
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ezgoingrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yes, it is at the Oklahoma Department of Vital Statistics |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
30. Of course, I have both my original one and the one where my stepmonster |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
31. Its in the baby book |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
32. It is at my momma's house... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. Sure, Not |
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Milspec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
34. I lost my old black photostat some time a ago |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
36. i have the original, but it has the wrong birthdate. or else i've been celebrating the wrong |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
37. I never had one until I joined the Navy |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
38. The original is still with the board of health of NYC, but my certified copy of the |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
39. The original is in County Vital Statistics Office or the courthouse |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
40. Just my Birth Certificate????!!!! Try this!: |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
41. It would not take my vote. But mine is at the Registrar's office |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
77. My "original" doesn't have a seal or embossment |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
44. At some point when one is a young adult, everyone should send for a certified copy |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I have my original |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. There are actually TWO issued.. One is the hospital one given to the parents |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. mine has nothing about my parents ethnicity, religion, etc |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Mine was issued by the military, so maybe it's different.. It's an ancient |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. same here - marriage certificate |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Kansas is ripping me off!! Boo Hiss |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. oh, but birth certificate with raised seal is $18 |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
45. I seem to have lost mine along with my baby book. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
47. yes and I could get it right now |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
48. I assume it is on file with the Kansas State Department of Health |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
49. Mom lost my BC and SS card. |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
50. I voted "no, it has been misplaced." |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
52. I have my original, my hubby's and my adult son's ..and raised seal copies as well |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
55. i had to prove my citizenship in 1987 to CONTINUE working for my US employer. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'm pretty sure that NO ONE has their original BC ... its not yours. |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
79. It is difficult to fabricate a ;photostat, even a personal one. |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
57. Can't answer this one. It was lost in the '94 flood in Albany, Ga |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
58. I don't have mine |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
59. The original is on file at Vital Statistics. A certified copy I have. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
60. My ORIGINAL birth certificate is nearly 57 years old.... |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Certified copy with raised seal |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Exactly...although sometimes I have gotten a copy with a raised seal, but |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. lol |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
67. I'd bet that most people don't know where their ORIGINAL bc is. |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
71. I have the document that... |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
73. I have a certified "Certificate of LIve Birth" issued by the State of Oklahoma. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
74. I keep the originals of all imporatant documents in a file cabinet |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
75. Yes, and it's titled - "certificate of live birth" |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
76. got a copy years ago for my passport application |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
78. It's so old it would crumble if brought out into the day light. |
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