“Understanding and Benefitting from Process Changes to England’s Civil Registration for B/M/D Certificates”
presented by Paul Milner
7:00pm CT
Gurnee Village Hall, 325 N. O’Plaine Rd, Gurnee, IL
Understand original steps in getting from event – birth, marriage or death to an index; how online services impact searches; how to obtain inexpensive certificates. Access procedures and costs for obtaining birth, marriage and death certificates in England and Wales has changed radically in the last few years. Positively, the reduced costs make it such there is no excuse for not getting all birth and death certificates. Negatively, people are losing sight of what they are actually searching to get the certificate.
– Learn the original process of getting from an event to a listing within an index (local or national).
– Learn what rules and laws changed the above processes over time.
– Understand differences between original and new indexes.
– See the impact of which versions of the indexes are being searched by the different online services.
– Learn how to purchase and quickly obtain birth and death certificates.
– See the different versions of the certificates that can be currently purchased.
– Learn alternatives for obtaining cheaper marriage records.
Paul, a native of northern England, is a professional genealogist and internationally known lecturer with 30 years’ experience, specializing in British Isles research. Born and raised in northern England, settling in the U.S. in 1975. An internationally recognized speaker for British Isles research and migration. 2018 recipient of Utah Genealogical Association Fellow Award (FUGA). Coordinator for English and Scottish research tracks at Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, and coordinator of English Research tracks at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and British Institute.
NOTE: LCIGS Members will receive the Zoom link and handout a few days in advance.
Non-members, please register by email at LCIGS1170@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link and handout.
