A birth certificate is one of the most important identity documents issued by the government. It serves as official proof of ...

Years ago, finding my mother’s birth certificate was a surprise, since the state of Florida did not require birth records until January 1917, and my mother was born before that — 1903. As I looked ...

A screenshot from the Harris County Clerk's Office, as seen on April 20, 2022. (Amanda Cochran, Harris County Clerk's Office) HOUSTON – The Harris County Clerk’s Office has launched an online ordering ...

I was adopted in Colorado in the late 1960s. At the age of 20, I was stricken with a serious illness that necessitated access to my medical history, including my birth family’s history. To my distress ...