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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 === | === Marriage Records === | ||
Statewide registration of marriages and divorces began in 1968; however, many Nevada counties began keeping records at | Statewide registration of marriages and divorces began in 1968; however, many Nevada counties began keeping records at a much 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. When consulting the originals one may find licenses in one county office and the certificate series in another location. The Family History Library has microfilmed many of the early county marriage registers. | ||
[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. | ||
Many of the marriages for the state are | Many of the early marriages for the state are indexed/abstracted online at no cost in the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Western%20States%20Marriage%20Index Western States Marriage Index]. | ||
===Divorce Records=== | ===Divorce Records=== | ||