On (13 Jul 96) Lisa Joyner wrote to All...
 LJ> Someone once mentioned about a birth archives in Dallas. We are
 LJ> planning on going back up there in September and would really like to
 LJ> go there. Does anyone know where it is located?  Also, does any one
 LJ> know what kind of information we need to really find out anything to
 LJ> help my husband find  more info on his birth parents. Any help is
 LJ> GREATLY appreciated.]
        Lisa, 
If you mean birth INDEX/INDICES, then, yes, you can see them in Dallas. I 
have 
used them (the original, bound volumes) in Austin at the State Archive 
building; and, at the Ft Worth downtown Public Library in the genealogy dept.
(on microfiche)I am sure that Dallas' public library would offer them on 
microfiche, too.
I used the data in the index to determine my actual name at birth. I took the 
BC # and matched it up with the same number in the index. It showed my 
birthname. From that, I began my search in earnest. Too bad all states don't 
have this option available.
God Bless your search. Dave
... Truth fears nothing but concealment.
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