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'''1906''' began the period of state wide registration for deaths. Currently death certificates 1906-1962 are available at the State Archives. The certificates may be reviewed in person during public research hours, Wednesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | '''1906''' began the period of state wide registration for deaths. Currently death certificates 1906-1962 are available at the State Archives. The certificates may be reviewed in person during public research hours, Wednesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | ||
An index is available on the website of the [http://www.portal | An index is available on the website of the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1085804&mode=2 Division of Vital Records] and at the Pennsylvania Archives. Researchers will be limited to ten certificates per day for records with known file numbers. No telephone or e-mail requests in advance of one's visit to the Archives will be accepted. Researchers should plan to allow a minimum of 20-40 minutes for retrieval of these records. | ||
Currently records for this time period are being scanned by Ancestry and should appear on their website by the end of 2013. | Currently records for this time period are being scanned by Ancestry and should appear on their website by the end of 2013. | ||
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Death certificates from 1906 to the present can also be obtained from:<br> | Death certificates from 1906 to the present can also be obtained from:<br> | ||
:*[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/death_and_fetal_death_certificates/14122/death_records_-_by_mail/556827 Division of Vital Records]<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>P.O. Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103<br>Phone: (724) 656-3100 ''<br> | :*[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/death_and_fetal_death_certificates/14122/death_records_-_by_mail/556827 Division of Vital Records]<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>P.O. Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103<br>Phone: (724) 656-3100 ''<br> | ||
'''PART B: You don't know the exact date of death''' | |||
'''If you do not want to order the death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].''' | '''If you do not want to order the death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].''' | ||