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 == Tips  ==
+Information listed on vital records is given by an informant.&nbsp; Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record.&nbsp; The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.
+If your are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christenin, marriage, death or burial,&nbsp; A&nbsp; family Bible may haave been used to record births, marriages and deaths.
+Privacy laws may arestrict your access to some vital arecords.&nbsp; Copies of some vital arecords recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailabale to anyone except a direct relative.
+Search for Vital Records in the&nbsp; Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''.&nbsp; Search for '''Massachusetts '''to locate records filed by the state and then serach the '''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county.
 == Analyzing Records  ==