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===Birth and Death Records=== | |||
Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1911. The Family History Library does not have copies of the state records. You can obtain birth and death certificates by writing to: | Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1911. The Family History Library does not have copies of the state records. You can obtain birth and death certificates by writing to: | ||
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[http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has a partial list of birth records in Washoe County for 1887 to 1911 and Lander County birth and death records for 1887 to 1910. | [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has a partial list of birth records in Washoe County for 1887 to 1911 and Lander County birth and death records for 1887 to 1910. | ||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
Statewide registration of marriages and divorces began in 1968; however, many Nevada counties began keeping records at an earlier date. To obtain a marriage or a divorce record, write to the county recorder of the county where the event took place. Nevada marriage records are open to the public. | Statewide registration of marriages and divorces began in 1968; however, many Nevada counties began keeping records at an earlier date. To obtain a marriage or a divorce record, write to the county recorder of the county where the event took place. Nevada marriage records are open to the public. | ||
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[http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has marriage licenses for Washoe County for 1862 to 1872. | [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has marriage licenses for Washoe County for 1862 to 1872. | ||
===Divorce Records=== | |||
Divorce cases were handled by the probate courts until 1864 and by the district courts after that date. [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has the early probate court records. | Divorce cases were handled by the probate courts until 1864 and by the district courts after that date. [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has the early probate court records. | ||
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To obtain a record of a divorce since 1864, write to the clerk of the district court in the county. The documents are open to the public. | To obtain a record of a divorce since 1864, write to the clerk of the district court in the county. The documents are open to the public. | ||
===Websites=== | |||
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html | *[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death Records: Online Searchable Death Indexes & Databases] | ||
*[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html Online Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for the USA] | |||
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html | |||
[[Category:Nevada]] | [[Category:Nevada]] | ||