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The first birth records in Idaho were kept in the 1870s by midwives who sent their reports to county clerks. The counties were officially required to keep records of births and deaths from 1907 to 1911. The Family History Library has presently acquired copies of most of them. The State Historical Society has some birth and death records from Ada, Canyon and Twin Falls Counties. | The first birth records in Idaho were kept in the 1870s by midwives who sent their reports to county clerks. The counties were officially required to keep records of births and deaths from 1907 to 1911. The Family History Library has presently acquired copies of most of them. The State Historical Society has some birth and death records from Ada, Canyon and Twin Falls Counties. | ||
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1911, and was generally complied with in the western part of Idaho by the early 1920s. Eastern and northern Idaho were much later in compliance. | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1911, and was generally complied with in the western part of Idaho by the early 1920s. Eastern and northern Idaho were much later in compliance. A state-wide index to [[Idaho Deaths|Idaho Deaths]], 1911-1956 is available online. This index is being expanded as time and resources allow. The Family History Library has microfilmed the certificates from 1911-1954. Copies of the microfilm are located at the State Historical Society Library in Boise. | ||
Official copies of these records are available from: | |||
Idaho Department of Vital Statistics and Health Statistics<br>P. O. Box 83720<br>Boise, Idaho 83720-0036<br>Telephone: 208-334-5988<br>Fax: 208-389-9096<br>Web page: http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov then click on "Certificates..."<br> | Idaho Department of Vital Statistics and Health Statistics<br>P. O. Box 83720<br>Boise, Idaho 83720-0036<br>Telephone: 208-334-5988<br>Fax: 208-389-9096<br>Web page: http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov then click on "Certificates..."<br> | ||
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Eastern Idaho Deaths - Indexed by BYU Idaho | Eastern Idaho Deaths - Indexed by BYU Idaho | ||
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=== Marriages and Divorces === | === Marriages and Divorces === | ||