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= Montana Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | = Montana Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | ||
== Montana Vital Records Online Links == | === Montana Vital Records Online Links === | ||
*[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death Records] | *[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death Records] | ||
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= Introduction to Vital Records = | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
= Birth Records = | == Birth Records == | ||
=== County Records of Births and Deaths === | === County Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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Statewide registration of vital statistics began in [[Portal:Montana|Montana]] in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1920. Delayed registrations of births are included in the indexes maintained by the state office.<br> | Statewide registration of vital statistics began in [[Portal:Montana|Montana]] in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1920. Delayed registrations of births are included in the indexes maintained by the state office.<br> | ||
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=== Montana Vital Records === | === Montana Vital Records === | ||
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All of the records are available to relatives by writing to: <br> | All of the records are available to relatives by writing to: <br> | ||
Office of Vital Statistics <br>Department of Public Health and Human Services <br>111 N Sanders, Room 209 <br>PO BOX 4210 <br>Helena MT 59604 <br>Telephone: 1-888-877-1946<br>Fax: 1-866-696-1912<br>[http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/ Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services] | Office of Vital Statistics <br>Department of Public Health and Human Services <br>111 N Sanders, Room 209 <br>PO BOX 4210 <br>Helena MT 59604 <br>Telephone: 1-888-877-1946<br>Fax: 1-866-696-1912<br>[http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/ Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services] | ||
The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's vital records are also listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com VitalRecords.com]. | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's vital records are also listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com VitalRecords.com]. | ||
== Adoption Records == | === Adoption Records === | ||
= Marriage Records = | open / closed/ state statutes | ||
== Marriage Records == | |||
There is no centralized registration of marriage records. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after its organization. Write to the clerk of the district court for copies of marriage and divorce records. | There is no centralized registration of marriage records. Each county generally began keeping marriage records soon after its organization. Write to the clerk of the district court for copies of marriage and divorce records. | ||
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Early marriages for many of the counties are searchable online at no cost on the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]]. | Early marriages for many of the counties are searchable online at no cost on the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]]. | ||
== Divorce Records == | === Divorce Records === | ||
= Death Records = | == Death Records == | ||
The Montana State Genealogical Society maintains the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm Montana State Death Registry Index, Pre-1954 1954-2002] online at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm Death Records.] Scroll to the bottom of the page to link to the time period you want to search. This database covers over 650 thousand records reported to the State from the 1800s through 2002.<br> | The Montana State Genealogical Society maintains the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm Montana State Death Registry Index, Pre-1954 1954-2002] online at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm Death Records.] Scroll to the bottom of the page to link to the time period you want to search. This database covers over 650 thousand records reported to the State from the 1800s through 2002.<br> | ||
= Substitute Records = | == Substitute Records == | ||
[[Montana Church Records|Montana Church Records]] | [[Montana Church Records|Montana Church Records]] | ||
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[[Montana Military Records|Montana Military Records]] | [[Montana Military Records|Montana Military Records]] | ||
[[ | [[Montana Periodicals|Montana Periodicals]] | ||
[[Montana History|Montana History]] | [[Montana History|Montana History]] | ||
= Tips = | == Tips == | ||
= Analyzing Records = | == Analyzing Records == | ||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | == Archives, Libraries and Societies == | ||
[[Montana Archives and Libraries|Montana Archives and Libraries]] | [[Montana Archives and Libraries|Montana Archives and Libraries]] | ||
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=== Inventory of Vital Records === | === Inventory of Vital Records === | ||
More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to the Public Vital Statistics in Montana'' <ref> (Bozeman, Montana: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=197151&disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+in+Mont%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 978.6 V2h; film 1036403 item 7; fiche 6046712]). </ref> | More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to the Public Vital Statistics in Montana'' <ref>(Bozeman, Montana: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=197151&disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+in+Mont%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 978.6 V2h; film 1036403 item 7; fiche 6046712]). </ref> | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
*[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death Records] | *[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death Records] | ||
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