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== Birth and Death Records == | == Birth and Death Records == | ||
*[ | *[https://wvculture.org/vital-records-interactive/ West Virginia State-wide, County Birth, Marriage and Death Records] are online at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Archives and History. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a large and growing, statewide, online searchable database with index and digital images. SELECTED birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1853-1970 as well as marriage registration and death and marriage certificates are available at no cost. '''NOTE:''' Some records between 1853 and 1863 that are missing from the index sometimes are found at the [[Library of Virginia|Library of Virginia]]. | ||
=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com]. Birth records do not become public records until 100 years have elapsed. All other records are public after 50 years. Access to records is restricted and confidential until these time periods have elapsed. | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com]. Birth records do not become public records until 100 years have elapsed. All other records are public after 50 years. Access to records is restricted and confidential until these time periods have elapsed. | ||
Original West Virginia statewide, county birth, marriage and death Records from 1917 | Original West Virginia statewide, county birth, marriage and death Records from 1917 onwards are online at the [https://wvculture.org/vital-records-interactive/ West Virginia Department of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST. See their guides to these records: | ||
*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetobirth.pdf Quick Guide to Birth Records] | *[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetobirth.pdf Quick Guide to Birth Records] | ||
*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetodeath.pdf Quick Guide to Death Records] | *[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetodeath.pdf Quick Guide to Death Records] | ||
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*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetodeath.pdf Quick Guide to Death Records] | *[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetodeath.pdf Quick Guide to Death Records] | ||
*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetomarriage.pdf Quick Guide to Marriage Records] | *[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/quickguidetomarriage.pdf Quick Guide to Marriage Records] | ||
*[ | *[https://wvculture.org/vital-records-interactive/ West Virginia Vital Records, 1865-1969 (varies)]. Includes birth, death, and marriage. | ||
=== Lost and Missing Records === | === Lost and Missing Records === |
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