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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Virginia|Virginia]] > Virginia Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Virginia|Virginia]] > Virginia Vital Records'' | ||
=== Records | = Virginia Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | ||
= Virginia Vital Records Online Links = | |||
== Introduction to Vital Records == | |||
= Birth and Death Records = | |||
Few births were recorded by civil authorities before 1853. You may find some information on pre-1853 births and deaths in genealogies, histories, church and Bible records, and collections of personal papers. | Few births were recorded by civil authorities before 1853. You may find some information on pre-1853 births and deaths in genealogies, histories, church and Bible records, and collections of personal papers. | ||
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http://vitalrec.com/va.html | http://vitalrec.com/va.html | ||
=== Marriage Records | == Adoption Records == | ||
= Marriage Records = | |||
Few marriage records prior to 1730 have survived. Those that exist may be found in various places. | Few marriage records prior to 1730 have survived. Those that exist may be found in various places. | ||
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More published marriage records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under VIRGINIA - VITAL RECORDS and VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. | More published marriage records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under VIRGINIA - VITAL RECORDS and VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. | ||
'''Divorce Records''' | == '''Divorce Records''' == | ||
Divorce records are usually kept by the county court. The records for 1853 to the present can be obtained by going to http://vitalrec.com/va.html. The library has not obtained copies of divorce records. | |||
= Substitute Records = | |||
[[Virginia_Church_Records|Virginia Church Records]] | |||
[[Virginia_Cemeteries|Virginia Cemetery Records]] | |||
[[Virginia_Census|Virginia Census]] | |||
[[Virginia_Newspapers|Virginia Newspapers]] | |||
[[Virginia_Periodicals|Virginia Periodicals]] | |||
[[Virginia_Military_Records|Virginia Military Records]] | |||
= Tips = | |||
= Analyzing Records = | |||
= Archive, Libraries and Societies = | |||
[[Virginia_Archives_and_Libraries|Virginia Archives and Libraries]] | |||
[[Virginia_Societies|Virginia Societies]] | |||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
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Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tennessee: G. Schweitzer, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=435227&disp=Virginia+genealogical+research%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 D27s].) Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories. | Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tennessee: G. Schweitzer, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=435227&disp=Virginia+genealogical+research%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 D27s].) Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories. | ||
[[Category:Virginia]][[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | ||