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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.
-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. When visiting the 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.
+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. When visiting the 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.