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Details about how to obtain vital records can be found on the Internet by state and province. See Cyndi Howell’s web site for the area of interest: | Details about how to obtain vital records can be found on the Internet by state and province. See Cyndi Howell’s web site for the area of interest: | ||
:[ | :[http://www.cyndislist.com/|Cyndi's List] | ||
Individual state and province research outlines also have addresses of where to write. Two publications that list addresses for obtaining vital records are: | Individual state and province research outlines also have addresses of where to write. Two publications that list addresses for obtaining vital records are: | ||
*''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces'' (for the United States only). Hyattsville, Md.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. Some addresses and fees are outdated. This booklet can be purchased from the Super-intendent of Documents, U.S.government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9328. | *''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces'' (for the United States only). Hyattsville, Md.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. Some addresses and fees are outdated. This booklet can be purchased from the Super-intendent of Documents, U.S.government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9328. | ||
*Kemp, Thomas J. ''Vital Records Handbook, 3rd ed''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1994. (FHL book 973 V24k 1994.) This includes samples of application forms that can be sent to government offices to request copies of vital records. It also provides telephone numbers for ordering for most offices. Payment by bank card is generally accepted. | *Kemp, Thomas J. ''Vital Records Handbook, 3rd ed''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1994. (FHL book 973 V24k 1994.) This includes samples of application forms that can be sent to government offices to request copies of vital records. It also provides telephone numbers for ordering for most offices. Payment by bank card is generally accepted. | ||
For information on how to write for vital records, see “[Jewish_Civil_Registration Civil Registration].” | For information on how to write for vital records, see “[[Jewish_Civil_Registration Civil Registration]].” | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | |||
The Family History Library has copies of many vital records (primarily those before 1920) and vital records indexes. Vital records included with town records are found in the Family History Library Catalog under Town Records and Vital Records. | |||
*A CD-ROM index which includes birth, christening, and marriage information for the United States and Canada is discussed in “[[Jewish Genealogy|Genealogy]]”. | |||
*The Social Security Death Index contains over fifty million records of deaths reported to the Social Security Administration from 1937 to 1998. The bulk of the records are from 1962 and later. The index provides the decedent’s names, birth date social security number, state where the social security card was issued, month and year of death, state of residence at death, zip code, and state where the death benefit was sent. The index is available as part of FamilySearch at the Family History Library and most family history centers. It is also on the Internet or on compact disc from commercial companies. For details about the FamilySearch version see U.S. Social Security Death Index Resource Guide. | |||
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