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Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist until the early 1900's in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. Within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. For more details see the [[United States Vital Records/old Research Outline content|old United States Vital Records]] page that was originally obtained from the United States Research Outline. | Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist until the early 1900's in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. Within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. For more details see the [[United States Vital Records/old Research Outline content|old United States Vital Records]] page that was originally obtained from the United States Research Outline. | ||
==Family History Library Helps== | |||
Look for their records in the Place Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Family History Library Catalog]]. | |||
::[STATE] [COUNTY] [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS. | |||
== Vital Records of Each State == | == Vital Records of Each State == | ||