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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
*Information listed on vitial records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the informaiton found on the record. | |||
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of chifrstening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths. | |||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be uaavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | |||
*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for '''Oregon''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the'''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county, | |||
== Archives, Libraries and Societies == | == Archives, Libraries and Societies == | ||
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=== Guide to Vital Records === | === Guide to Vital Records === | ||
More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oregon''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oregon'' (Portland, Oregon: Historical Records Survey, 1942; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=149103&amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 Family History Library book 979.5 V2h; film 1036701 item 4; fiche 6051198]). </ref> | More information about the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oregon''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oregon'' (Portland, Oregon: Historical Records Survey, 1942; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=149103&amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 Family History Library book 979.5 V2h; film 1036701 item 4; fiche 6051198]). </ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||