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 === Births and Deaths  ===
-The first birth records in Idaho were kept in the 1870s by midwives who sent their reports to county clerks.&nbsp;The counties were officially required to keep records of births and deaths from 1907 to 1911.&nbsp;The Family History Library has&nbsp;presently acquired copies of most of them. The State Historical Society has some birth and death records from Ada, Canyon and Twin Falls Counties.
+The first birth records in Idaho were kept in the 1870s by midwives who sent their reports to county clerks.&nbsp;These are very limited in scope and numbers.&nbsp; The counties were officially required to keep records of births and deaths from 1907 to 1911.&nbsp;The State Historical Society has some birth and death records from Ada, Canyon and Twin Falls Counties.&nbsp;The Family History Library has&nbsp;acquired microfilm copies of most of the county recordings.
-Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1911, and was generally complied with in the western part of Idaho by the early 1920s. Eastern and northern Idaho were much later in compliance.&nbsp;A state-wide&nbsp;index to [[Idaho Deaths|Idaho Deaths]], 1911-1956 is available online. This index is being expanded as time and resources allow.&nbsp; The Family History Library has microfilmed the certificates from 1911-1954.&nbsp; Copies of the microfilm are located at the State Historical Society Library in Boise.
+Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1911, and was generally complied with in the western part of Idaho by the early 1920s. Eastern and northern Idaho were much later in compliance.&nbsp;
+Birth records have a 100 year restriction to public viewing.&nbsp; Close family members may obtain copies as per state access restrictions.
+A state-wide&nbsp;index to [[Idaho Deaths|Idaho Deaths]], 1911-1956 is available online. This index is being expanded as time and resources allow.&nbsp; The Family History Library has microfilmed the certificates from 1911-1954.&nbsp; Copies of the microfilm are located at the State Historical Society Library in Boise, the&nbsp;BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg and various other locations.
 Official copies of these records are available from:
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 Idaho Department of Vital Statistics and Health Statistics<br>P. O. Box 83720<br>Boise, Idaho 83720-0036<br>Telephone: 208-334-5988<br>Fax: 208-389-9096<br>Web page: http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov then click on "Certificates..."<br>
-[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchForm.cfm Eastern Idaho Deaths] - Indexed by BYU Idaho
+State your relationship to the individual you want information about and the reason you want the information. Only family members can obtain the information in these files.&nbsp; Fees and restrictions on providing copies of vitals records are available on their website.
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-State your relationship to the individual you want information about and the reason you want the information. Only family members can obtain the information in these files.
-Fees and restrictions on providing copies of vitals records are available on their website.
-Eastern Idaho Deaths - Indexed by BYU Idaho
+A valuable non-government listing of death related events in the eastern Idaho area is the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchForm.cfm Eastern I<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1235142851654_586"></span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1235142851654_630"></span>daho Deaths]&nbsp;- Indexed by the Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center (hosted by Brigham Young University-Idaho).
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