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==='''Introduction to Vital Records'''=== | ==='''Introduction to Vital Records'''=== | ||
[[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. [[United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/idaho.htm Idaho Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Guide+to+Idaho+Index&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Idaho Statewide Indexes] at the | [[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. [[United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/idaho.htm Idaho Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Guide+to+Idaho+Index&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Idaho Statewide Indexes] at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
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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 from 1907 to 1911. The Idaho State Historical Society (PARL) in Boise and the | The counties were officially required to keep registers of births from 1907 to 1911. The Idaho State Historical Society (PARL) in Boise and the FamilySearch Library have acquired microfilm copies of most of the county recordings from all counties. | ||
'''1911 - Present''' | '''1911 - Present''' | ||
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'''1947 - Present''' | '''1947 - Present''' | ||
The county recorders have marriage records since the date each county was organized. In addition to the registers most counties will also have the original marriage applications. These are especially valuable if one or both marriage parties are under legal age as permission from the parent or guardian is included. The | The county recorders have marriage records since the date each county was organized. In addition to the registers most counties will also have the original marriage applications. These are especially valuable if one or both marriage parties are under legal age as permission from the parent or guardian is included. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed most of the pre-1950's registers | ||
Brigham Young University-Idaho McKay Library and the Idaho Falls Regional FamilySearch Center has compiled a [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] which is available online. Marriage records from all counties in Idaho, as well as bordering states, are included in this index. See: [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index Wiki Page]]. | Brigham Young University-Idaho McKay Library and the Idaho Falls Regional FamilySearch Center has compiled a [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] which is available online. Marriage records from all counties in Idaho, as well as bordering states, are included in this index. See: [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index Wiki Page]]. | ||
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'''Early - 1911''' | '''Early - 1911''' | ||
The counties were officially required to keep registers of deaths from 1907 to 1911. The Idaho State Archives in Boise and the | The counties were officially required to keep registers of deaths from 1907 to 1911. The Idaho State Archives in Boise and the FamilySearch Library have acquired microfilm copies of most of the county recordings from all counties. Generally, deaths were recorded less frequently than births. | ||
'''1911 - Present''' | '''1911 - Present''' | ||
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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. Fees and restrictions on providing copies are available on their website. | 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. Fees and restrictions on providing copies are available on their website. | ||
'''1911-1954''' Death certificates, 1911-1954; microfilmed and located at the Idaho State Archives in Boise, the | '''1911-1954''' Death certificates, 1911-1954; microfilmed and located at the Idaho State Archives in Boise, the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg, Idaho and several other locations. | ||
'''1911-1956''' [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm Idaho Deaths, 1911-1956] at Brigham Young University-Idaho. | '''1911-1956''' [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm Idaho Deaths, 1911-1956] at Brigham Young University-Idaho. | ||
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===Inventory of Vital Records=== | ===Inventory of Vital Records=== | ||
You can learn more about the history and the availability of vital records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records In Idaho, State and County''. <ref>Boise, Idaho: Historical Records Survey, 1942. | You can learn more about the history and the availability of vital records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records In Idaho, State and County''. <ref>Boise, Idaho: Historical Records Survey, 1942. FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200948|title-id|disp=book 979.6 V2h; film 1036585 item 8}}. </ref>or from their website above. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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