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[[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. [[Locating United States Vital Records|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/Nevada.htm Montana Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://familysearch.org/ Montana Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.

Statewide registration of vital statistics began in [[Montana]] in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1920. Delayed registrations of births are included in the indexes maintained by the state office.<br>  

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All of the records are available to relatives by writing to: <br>  

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The Montana State Genealogical Society maintains the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm Montana State Death Registry Index, Pre-1954 1954-2002] online at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm Death Records.] Scroll to the bottom of the page to link to the time period you want to search. This database covers over 650 thousand records reported to the State from the 1800s through 2002.<br>  

More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to the Public Vital Statistics in Montana'' <ref>(Bozeman, Montana: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library {{FHL|197151|title-id|disp=book 978.6 V2h; film 1036403 item 7; fiche 6046712}}). </ref>  

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For general questions on how to obtain a birth or death certificate, and individual marriage and divorce information, please contact:

Montana Dept of Public Health and Human Services<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>HHSVitalRecords@mt.gov <br>(Note: Applications are not accepted via E-mail.)