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 '''Early - 1911'''
-The first government recorded birth records in Idaho were kept in the 1870s by midwives who sent their reports to county clerks. These are very limited in scope and numbers.  Occasionally ''delayed'' birth certificates were issued by the State of Idaho.
+The first government recorded birth records in Idaho were kept in the 1870s by midwives who sent their reports to county clerks. These are very limited in scope and numbers.  Occasionally, ''delayed'' birth certificates were issued by the State of Idaho.
-The counties were officially required to keep registers of births and deaths from 1907 to 1911.  The Idaho State Historical Society (PARL) in Boise and the Family History Library have acquired microfilm copies of most of the county recordings from all counties.
+The counties were officially required to keep registers of births from 1907 to 1911.  The Idaho State Historical Society (PARL) in Boise and the Family History Library have acquired microfilm copies of most of the county recordings from all counties.
 '''1911 - Present'''
-Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1911, and was generally complied with in the western part of Idaho by the early 1920s. Eastern and northern Idaho were much later in compliance.&nbsp;  Delayed birth certificates were occasionally issued to satisfy passport, Social Security and other requirements.
+Statewide registration of births began in 1911, and was generally complied with in the western part of Idaho by the early 1920s. Eastern and northern Idaho were much later in compliance.&nbsp;  Delayed birth certificates were occasionally issued to satisfy passport, Social Security and other requirements.
 Birth records have a 100 year restriction to public viewing.&nbsp; Close family members may obtain copies as per state access restrictions.
-Deaths:
+== Deaths  ==
-A state-wide&nbsp;index to [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm Idaho Deaths], 1911-1956 is available online. This index is being expanded as time and resources allow.&nbsp;
+'''Early - 1911'''
-The Family History Library has microfilmed the certificates from 1911-1954.&nbsp; Copies of the microfilm are located at the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise, the&nbsp;BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg and several other locations.
+The counties were officially required to keep registers of deaths from 1907 to 1911.  The Idaho State Historical Society (PARL) in Boise and the Family History Library have acquired microfilm copies of most of the county recordings from all counties.  Generally, deaths were recorded less frequently than births.
+'''1911 - Present'''
+After 1911, deaths occuring in Idaho are included in a state wide registration program operated by the State. These records are restricted for a period of fifty years from the time of the individual's death. Close family members may obtain copies of certificates for more recent years as per state access restrictions.
 Official copies of these records are available from:
 Idaho Department of Vital Statistics and Health Statistics<br>P. O. Box 83720<br>Boise, Idaho 83720-0036<br>Telephone: 208-334-5988<br>Fax: 208-389-9096<br>Web page: [http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Families/BirthDeathMarriageDivorceCertificates/tabid/82/default.aspx Birth, Death, Stillbirth, Marriage, Divorce Certificates]
 State your relationship to the individual you want information about and the reason you want the information. Only family members can obtain the information in these files.&nbsp; Fees and restrictions on providing copies&nbsp;are available on their website.
+Copies of the certificates from 1911-1954.&nbsp; Copies of the microfilm are located at the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise, the&nbsp;BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg and several other locations.
+A state-wide&nbsp;index to [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm Idaho Deaths], 1911-1956 is available online. Efforts to expand this index to 1960 are underway.&nbsp;
 A valuable non-government listing of death related events in&nbsp;eastern Idaho&nbsp;is the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchForm.cfm Eastern I<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1235142851654_586" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1235142851654_630" />daho Deaths]&nbsp;(indexed by the Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center and hosted by Brigham Young University-Idaho).