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[http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hsc/vr/birtcert.htm Vital Registration Office]<br>Room 165<br>350 Capitol Street<br>Charleston, WV 25301-3701<br>Phone: 304-558-2931 <br>FAX: 304-558-8001 | [http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hsc/vr/birtcert.htm Vital Registration Office]<br>Room 165<br>350 Capitol Street<br>Charleston, WV 25301-3701<br>Phone: 304-558-2931 <br>FAX: 304-558-8001 | ||
The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com] | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com]. Birth records do not become public records until 100 years have elapsed. All other records are public after 50 years. Access to records is restricted and confidential until these time periods have elapsed. | ||
Original West Virginia State-wide, County Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1917-1956 are online at the [http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST. The [[Pilot.familysearch.org|FamilySearch pilot databasealso]] utilizes the index, but not the document images, which are always useful and sometimes needed to clarify the occassional indexing error. | Original West Virginia State-wide, County Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1917-1956 are online at the [http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST. The [[Pilot.familysearch.org|FamilySearch pilot databasealso]] utilizes the index, but not the document images, which are always useful and sometimes needed to clarify the occassional indexing error. | ||
=== County Records of Births and Deaths === | === County Records of Births and Deaths === | ||