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*Using the link above, go to the spreadsheet. This is where you will record information about each state vital record's office. | *Using the link above, go to the spreadsheet. This is where you will record information about each state vital record's office. | ||
*We've provided a list of questions to help in gathering the information needed regarding the: | *We've provided a list of questions to help in gathering the information needed regarding the: | ||
:*Laws for obtaining vital records | :*Laws for obtaining vital records | ||
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:*Other pertinent information<br> | :*Other pertinent information<br> | ||
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===Where to get the other information=== | ===Where to get the other information=== | ||
*Use the information provided on the state vital records pages first as the most correct information. | *Use the information provided on the official state vital records pages first as the most correct information. | ||
*Use other sources to help gather information such as the Handybook and the Red Book. Note that there can be discrepancies in these books. | *Use other sources to help gather information such as the Handybook and the Red Book. Note that there can be discrepancies in these books. | ||
*Refer to the old Vital Records pages. They may have the information you are looking for. Use the View History to get to the earlier versions of the page before they may have been changed by other contributors. | *Refer to the old Vital Records pages. They may have the information you are looking for. Use the View History to get to the earlier versions of the page before they may have been changed by other contributors. | ||
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*The databases have already been updated to the latest list. You will not need to review those databases. | *The databases have already been updated to the latest list. You will not need to review those databases. | ||
*Published material in book form and from the catalog have not been added to the online records at the tops of the pages, unless it has been published in a database. Another project will gather this information so we can properly display it on the Wiki page. | *Published material in book form and from the catalog have not been added to the online records at the tops of the pages, unless it has been published in a database. Another project will gather this information so we can properly display it on the Wiki page. | ||
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===Vital Records Template Page=== | ===Vital Records Template Page=== | ||
* We really can't design the final version of the vital records pages until we gather more information for several states. After you have gathered information for 3 to 5 states, I think we'll have enough to make that final version. | * We really can't design the final version of the vital records pages until we gather more information for several states. After you have gathered information for 3 to 5 states, I think we'll have enough to make that final version. The goal is to update these pages as you finish a state. | ||
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