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Fees for obtaining copies of the state’s records are listed on several Internet genealogical web sites and in:  
Fees for obtaining copies of the state’s records are listed on several Internet genealogical web sites and in:  


''Where to Write for Vital Records:'' ''Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''. Hyattsville, Md.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. Copies of this booklet are available at the Family History Library and at Family History Centers. The booklet can also be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328. The booklet is also included on the Family History Library’s SourceGuide compact disc, and on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at www.familysearch.org. You can also write to the Indiana Vital Records Office (address above) for current information.  
*''Where to Write for Vital Records:'' ''Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''. <ref> Hyattsville, Md.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. </ref>  Copies of this booklet are available at the Family History Library and at Family History Centers. The booklet can also be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328. The booklet is also included on the Family History Library’s SourceGuide compact disc, and on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at www.familysearch.org. You can also write to the Indiana Vital Records Office (address above) for current information.  


Delayed registrations of births are found in the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. Registrations began in July 1941, and although the law is still in effect, most registrations occurred in the 1940s. They may contain information on births that occurred as early as the 1870s. Certificates for births that were originally not recorded were granted after a petition was filed with the court. These registrations may also contain births of people born outside of the county and even those outside of the U.S. Contact the clerk for copies. The Family History Library has microfilms of delayed birth registrations for more then 60 counties. For example:  
Delayed registrations of births are found in the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. Registrations began in July 1941, and although the law is still in effect, most registrations occurred in the 1940s. They may contain information on births that occurred as early as the 1870s. Certificates for births that were originally not recorded were granted after a petition was filed with the court. These registrations may also contain births of people born outside of the county and even those outside of the U.S. Contact the clerk for copies. The Family History Library has microfilms of delayed birth registrations for more then 60 counties. For example:  


''Indiana. Circuit Court (Marshall County). Delayed Birth Records, 1941–1971''. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (Family History Library film[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=571753&disp=Delayed+birth+records%2C+1941%2D1971%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1651781 items2–4].)  
*''Indiana. Circuit Court (Marshall County). Delayed Birth Records, 1941–1971''. <ref>  Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (Family History Library film[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=571753&disp=Delayed+birth+records%2C+1941%2D1971%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1651781 items2–4].) </ref>


Transcripts of many Indiana vital records, including over 175,000 indexed names, are published in Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material from the Hoosier Genealogist, cited in the “For Further Reading” section near the end of this outline.  
Transcripts of many Indiana vital records, including over 175,000 indexed names, are published in Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material from the Hoosier Genealogist, cited in the “For Further Reading” section near the end of this outline.


== Adoption Records  ==
== Adoption Records  ==
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