Q. What is acceptable if a birth certificate is not available?
A. In lieu of a birth certificate you may provide: (1) A passport or attested transcript of a passport filed with a registrar of passports at a point of entry of the United States showing the date and place of birth of the child; (2) An attested transcript of the certificate of birth; (3) An attested transcript of the certificate of baptism or other religious record showing the date and place of birth; (4) An attested transcript of a hospital record showing the date and place of birth of the child; (5) a birth affidavit. [O.R.C. 3313.672]
What is the closest point of Entry to Harvard?
Here are some other places to look:
www.genesearch.com/ports.html
www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/immigrant/general.html - 21k
www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?ID=116 - 34k