Arkansas Vital Records: Difference between revisions

'''Introduction to Vital Records'''  {{Adoption ARGenWeb}} [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Arkansas.htm Arkansas Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=378508&subject_disp=Arkansas+%2D+Vital+records+%2D+Indexes&columns=*,0,0 Arkansas Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.  

No deaths were recorded by government agencies prior to 1914. See Substitute Records below.&nbsp;Additional information on the history and availability of Arkansas vital records&nbsp;may be found&nbsp;in the&nbsp;''Guide to Vital Statistic Records in Arkansas''. <ref>Little Rock: Arkansas Historical Survey, 1942. (Volume 2 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=10disp=Guide+to+vital+statistic+records+in+Arka%20%20columns=*,0,0 book 976.7 K2h; films 873998 Item 2 and 1697373 Item 5] </ref>