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=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903. The Family History Library has the index to deaths from 1903 to 1970 and has some county birth and death records on microfilm. The original birth and death records are available from the state. The records that are available can be identified at the [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/vital.html '''State Archives Web Site'''.] | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903. The Family History Library has the index to deaths from 1903 to 1970 and has some county birth and death records on microfilm. The original birth and death records are available from the state. The records that are available can be identified at the [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/vital.html '''State Archives Web Site'''.] To request copies for 1903 to the present, write to: | ||
Oregon State Archives<br | Oregon State Archives<br>800 Summer St NE<br>Salem, OR 97310<br>503-373-0701 ext. 1<br>Fax: 503-373-0953 <br>[mailto:reference.archives@state.or.us reference.archives@state.or.us] | ||
The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are provided in their site above. | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are provided in their site above. | ||
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More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oregon'' (Portland, Oregon: Historical Records Survey, 1942; FHL book 979.5 V2h; film 1036701 item 4; fiche 6051198). | More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oregon'' (Portland, Oregon: Historical Records Survey, 1942; FHL book 979.5 V2h; film 1036701 item 4; fiche 6051198). | ||
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