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Learn how to obtain vital records (birth, death, marriage, adoption) for each state and territory in the United States. Includes addresses, fees, and links to free, online vital records indexes and databases.
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Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Vital Records
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
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International Vital Records Handbook
A book by Thomas Jay Kemp.
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American marriage laws in their social aspects
A digest by Fred Smith Hall, Elisabeth W. Brooke, published 1919. Includes a breakdown of marriage laws by topic and by state.
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Ancestry.com - Obtaining Vital Records
Article from Along Those Lines... by George Morgan.
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Visitors contribute death record information to this site.
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Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Foreign Countries
From the earliest days of the republic one of the duties of U.S. consular officers was to report to the Department of State the names of U.S. citizens who died within their consular districts. These death reports commonly provide acceptable documentation in the English language for cases in which satisfactory proof of an American death might be very difficult to obtain in any other form. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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eBay Listings: Births, Marriages, Deaths
Online auction service for buying & selling.
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Free Genealogy Tools: State Vital Record Lookups
A selection of free state databases for births, deaths, marriages and divorces.
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Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
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Online Searchable Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries - A Genealogy Guide
a directory of online death indexes listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices & registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery & burial records. Also included is information about searching the Social Security Death Index online.
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A directory of public record resources found on the net including business information, corporate filings, offenders, inmates, criminal / civil court filings, vital records, property records, unclaimed property, professional licenses and much more.
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Shaking Your Family Tree: Finding Vital Records The Easy Way
By Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.
