Indiana Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. The best place to obtain a copy or an extract of an original record of a birth or death is from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/20422.htm County Health Department] of the county where the event occurred. Copies can also be obtained from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records State Department of Health] through [https://www.vitalchek.com/ VitalChek.com]. Original marriage records can be obtained from the county courthouse in the county the marriage took place.  See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=IN_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Indiana Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.