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Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917. | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917. | ||
*[[Florida Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | A digital index at FamilySearch is: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674799 Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935] and [[Florida Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|description of the records]] | |||
State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics. | State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
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Adoption records are confidential. Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption. It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. | Adoption records are confidential. Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption. It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. | ||
[http://www.adoptflorida.com/Reunion-Registry.htm Florida’s Adoption Reunion Registry] (FARR) helps people who were adopted or who gave a child up for adoption to reunite. People are listed on a registry. FARR is operated by the state of Florida Department of Children and Families. It also explains how to get medical background.<br> | [http://www.adoptflorida.com/Reunion-Registry.htm Florida’s Adoption Reunion Registry] (FARR) helps people who were adopted or who gave a child up for adoption to reunite. People are listed on a registry. FARR is operated by the state of Florida Department of Children and Families. It also explains how to get medical background.<br> | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||