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| width="8%" align="center" | '''Government Registration''' | | width="8%" align="center" | '''Government Registration''' | ||
| width="11%" bgcolor="# | | width="11%" bgcolor="#e7f8fe" align="center" | '''[[Pennsylvania Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]]''' | ||
| width="10%" bgcolor="# | | width="10%" bgcolor="#e7f8fe" align="center" | '''[[Pennsylvania Vital Records#Marriage_Records|Marriages]]''' | ||
| width="11%" bgcolor="# | | width="11%" bgcolor="#e7f8fe" align="center" | '''[[Pennsylvania Vital Records#Death_Records|Deaths]]''' | ||
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| width="8%" bgcolor="# | | width="8%" bgcolor="#e7f8fe" align="left" | '''County/Town''' | ||
| width="11%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | | width="11%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
| width="10%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1885 | | width="10%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1885 | ||
| width="11%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | | width="11%" align="center" | 1852-54, 1893 | ||
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| width="8%" bgcolor="# | | width="8%" bgcolor="#e7f8fe" align="left" | '''Statewide Registration''' | ||
| width="11%" align="center" | January 1906 | | width="11%" align="center" | January 1906 | ||
| width="10%" align="center" | None | | width="10%" align="center" | None | ||
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* [https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html#accordion-8440e572be-item-b9ee96eaf3 ''Ordering A Birth Certificate''] 1906-present; slide to "Who Can Apply for a Birth Certificate" | * [https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html#accordion-8440e572be-item-b9ee96eaf3 ''Ordering A Birth Certificate''] 1906-present; slide to "Who Can Apply for a Birth Certificate" | ||
* Genealogy requests: Requirements relaxed, must provide the person's proof of death | |||
* [https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/death-certificates.html#accordion-9ca4d1fb9c-item-a2c0a81509 ''Ordering a Death Certificate''] 1906-present; slide to "Who Can Apply for a Death Certificate" | * [https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/death-certificates.html#accordion-9ca4d1fb9c-item-a2c0a81509 ''Ordering a Death Certificate''] 1906-present; slide to "Who Can Apply for a Death Certificate" | ||
* Links to order forms: [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/health/documents/topics/documents/certificates-and-records/Application_for_a_Birth_Certificate.pdf Birth], [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/health/documents/topics/documents/certificates-and-records/Application%20for%20a%20Death%20Certificate.pdf Death] | * Links to order forms: [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/health/documents/topics/documents/certificates-and-records/Application_for_a_Birth_Certificate.pdf Birth], [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/health/documents/topics/documents/certificates-and-records/Application%20for%20a%20Death%20Certificate.pdf Death] | ||
*[https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/multi-year-searches.html Multi-Year Search Information] | |||
''Other walk-in locations include:''<br> | ''Other walk-in locations include:''<br> | ||
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*They have original birth certificates for 1906-1919 and death certificates for 1906-1974 <ref>[https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/pa-state-archives/research-online/vital-statistics-records.html ''Vital Records''] at Pennsylvania State Archives, accessed 22 March 2025</ref> | *They have original birth certificates for 1906-1919 and death certificates for 1906-1974 <ref>[https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/pa-state-archives/research-online/vital-statistics-records.html ''Vital Records''] at Pennsylvania State Archives, accessed 22 March 2025</ref> | ||
*They do not issue certified copies | |||
* Mail in request forms: [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/phmc/documents/archives/documents/Pennsylvania-State-Archives-Vital-Records-Request-Form.pdf PDF form]; [https://paggdc.powerappsportals.us/NonCertifiedCopyOfBirthorDeathCertificatOrderForm/ Fill in online] | |||
'''County Courthouses'''<br> | '''County Courthouses'''<br> | ||
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*1893-1906 Much higher compliance, especially when midwives, doctors, or funeral homes were used | *1893-1906 Much higher compliance, especially when midwives, doctors, or funeral homes were used | ||
*1960-present General compliance by 1915 | *1960-present General compliance by 1915 | ||
*Births are collected by county clerk of the Orphans Court as reported by hospitals, midwives, birthing centers, parents, etc. | |||
*Death records are also collected by the county clerk of the Orphans Court as reported by funeral homes, medical examiners, physicians, hospitals, relatives, etc. | |||
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[[United_States_Birth_Records#Content_of_Birth_Records|Information in birth records]] can vary, depending upon the who made the report (midwife, doctor, parent, etc.). | [[United_States_Birth_Records#Content_of_Birth_Records|Information in birth records]] can vary, depending upon the who made the report (midwife, doctor, parent, etc.). | ||
*Births are collected by county clerk of the Orphans Court | |||
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#Verify vital information with other sources <br> | #Verify vital information with other sources <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
{{Block indent|''See also:''}} | |||
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies]] | |||
* [[United States Basic Search Strategies]] | |||
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]] | |||
===Burned, Lost, or Missing Records=== | ===Burned, Lost, or Missing Records=== | ||
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