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 .&nbsp; Choose records to search which will help you achieve your goals.
-*Census:&nbsp; In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the census has proved to be a very&nbsp;useful tool in establishing&nbsp;a place of residence at a certain time for a family. In later&nbsp;years, the census is also &nbsp;valuable for&nbsp;locating entire families with accompanying birth years and other information.&nbsp; Generally speaking, the census began in the United States in 1790 and was taken every ten years.&nbsp; A fire destroyed most of the United States 1890 census, but the 1790 through 1930 censuses are now available for public perusal.&nbsp; In Canada the census began&nbsp;as early as&nbsp;1851 and is available through 1911.&nbsp; The differing countries in Great Britain generally have the census from 1841 through 1901.&nbsp;
+*CENSUS:&nbsp; In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the census has proved to be a very&nbsp;useful tool in establishing&nbsp;a place of residence at a certain time for a family. In later&nbsp;years, the census is also &nbsp;valuable for&nbsp;locating entire families with accompanying birth years and other information.&nbsp; Generally speaking, the census began in the United States in 1790 and was taken every ten years.&nbsp; A fire destroyed most of the United States 1890 census, but the 1790 through 1930 censuses are now available for public perusal.&nbsp; In Canada the census began&nbsp;as early as&nbsp;1851 and is available through 1911.&nbsp; The differing countries in Great Britain generally have the census from 1841 through 1901.&nbsp;
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Places to access the census:
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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index Heritagequestonline.com]&nbsp;(this website&nbsp;is often accessed for free&nbsp;by obtaining&nbsp;a username and password&nbsp;from<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; local libraries)
-*Vital Records:&nbsp; Vital records are&nbsp;records that deal with vital statistics, as in births, deaths, marriages, divorces or adoptions, and are important in establishing specific dates. The records also often contain other important family information such as parents names. The location of these records varies depending on the type of event and the year it occurred.&nbsp; Most birth and death records in the United States begin in the early 1900's with the exception of some states such as a few New England states, large cities and even other scattered counties throughout the United States.
+*VITAL&nbsp;RECORDS:&nbsp; Vital records are&nbsp;records that deal with vital statistics, as in births, deaths, marriages, divorces or adoptions, and are important in establishing specific dates. The records also often contain other important family information such as parents names. The location of these records varies depending on the type of event and the year it occurred.&nbsp; Most birth and death records in the United States begin in the early 1900's with the exception of some states such as a few New England states, large cities and even other scattered counties throughout the United States.
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Places to access vital records:
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Places to access vital records on line:
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+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list familysearch.org]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ancestry.com(pay)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://usgenweb.org/projects/index.shtml usgenweb.com&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.deathindexes.com/index.html deathindexes.com]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Where to write for vital records:
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm National Center for Health Statistics ]maintains a current list of addresses, fees and websites for statewide birth,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;marriage, death and divorce records.
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