How to get Birth Certificate

I live in Michigan - was born in Mt Pleasant. I ordered some from the state (see below) - however it was a slow process and my homestudy was moving very quick. I happened to be in Mt Pleasant during the process and picked up 3 copies from them - and of course the ones from the state came 2 days later! So if you can't get to the courthouse/county building where you were born - here's what I found online: How to Obtain Michigan Birth Certificates Birth, death and marriage records have been registered on a state level since 1867. Marriages prior to that time may be found at the county level. For birth and death records after January 1867, and for marriages after April 1867, write: Vital Records 3423 North Martin Luther King Boulevard P.O. Box 30195 Lansing, MI 48909 State office has records of births and deaths that occurred and were filed with the state since 1867. Some of the records (especially pre-1906 births and pre-1897 deaths) were not filed with the state. Personal check or money order should be made payable to State of Michigan. Cost for copy is $15.00. Additional copies of the same record, ordered at the same time are $5.00 each. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (517) 335-8656. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at: [url=http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr]Health Statistics and Vital Records[/url] Copies of records may also be obtained from the County Clerk in county where even occurred. Fees vary from county to county. Records of Detroit births occurring since 1893 and deaths since 1897 may be obtained from the city of Detroit Health Department. Hope that helps!