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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==


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For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases.  
For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases.  


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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Ohio Births Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images'''
| width="100%" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Try these databases. <br>
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| width="10%" | ''Try 1st:''  
| width="20%" align="left" | '''Database Name'''  
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| Ancestry, Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964
| width="25%" | Ohio Division of---------
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3146 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="65%" | '''Free;'''
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3146 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
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| ''Try 2nd:''
| align="left" | FamilySearch, Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003
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| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" |{{RecordSearch|1932106|1841 - 2003 - At FamilySearch.org}},  index  and images of Ohio Birth Records.
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| {{RecordSearch|1932106|1841 - 2003 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
| '''Free; Index and Images'''
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No birth record for your ancestor?'''
| [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|Other records with birth information]]
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| {{RecordSearch|1932106|1841 - 2003 - At FamilySearch.org}}  
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| '''Free; Index and Images'''
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| {{RecordSearch|-------|1-- 3-19-- - At FamilySearch.org}}  
| '''Free;''' not all counties are complete to 1930:
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| width="25%" | 18-- -19-- - use Ancestry Institution at FamilySearch Centers/Libraries  
| width="25%" | 1908 -1964 - use Ancestry Institution at FamilySearch Centers/Libraries  
| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
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| width="25%" | 18-- -19--&nbsp; - use your own Ancestry subscription  
| width="25%" | 1908 -1964 - use your own Ancestry subscription  
| '''$,''' [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial?o_iid=48816&o_lid=48816&o_sch=Web+Property To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library
| '''$,''' [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial?o_iid=48816&o_lid=48816&o_sch=Web+Property To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library
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== '''Restrictions for Obtaining Birth Records'''  ==
== '''Restrictions for Obtaining Birth Records'''  ==


Ohio is an "open record" state, and vital records (births and deaths) are considered to be public records by the State of Ohio. This means that anyone who can submit the basic facts of a certificate may request a copy of it.
Ohio is an "open record" state, and vital records (births and deaths) are considered to be public records by the State of Ohio. This means that anyone who can submit the basic facts of a certificate may request a copy of it.  


If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].  
If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].  
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