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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/728279?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Alberta, formerly a part of the North-West Territories : index to registration of births, marriages and deaths'''] Records from the time when Alberta was still part of the Northwest Territories. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/alberta-formerly-a-part-of-the-north-west-territories-index-to-registration-of-births-marriages-and-deaths/oclc/866313224 '''WorldCat'''] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/728279?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Alberta, formerly a part of the North-West Territories : index to registration of births, marriages and deaths'''] Records from the time when Alberta was still part of the Northwest Territories. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/alberta-formerly-a-part-of-the-north-west-territories-index-to-registration-of-births-marriages-and-deaths/oclc/866313224 '''WorldCat'''] | ||
==Provincial Archives of Alberta== | |||
Birth, marriage, and death records are available beginning in 1870, although reliable coverage began more in 1898. | |||
::The Provincial Archives of Alberta provides access to: | |||
::*birth records that are 120 years or older (from the date of birth) | |||
::*marriage records that are 75 years or older (from the date of marriage) | |||
::*death records that are 50 years or older (from the date of death) | |||
:;*stillbirth records that are 75 years or older (from the date of stillbirth) | |||
===Indexes=== | |||
Before requesting a record, find your ancestor in the index and copy down the reference number: | |||
*[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/birth-indexes '''Birth Indexes''''] | |||
*[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/marriage-indexes '''Marriage Indexes'''] | |||
*[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/death-indexes '''Death Indexes'''] | |||
*[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/stillbirths-accordian '''Stillbirth Indexes'''] | |||
===Requesting and Purchasing a Record=== | |||
*[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records '''Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records'''] at the Provincial Archives of Alberta--[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2020-07/how-to-order-vital-statistics-online-v2_1.pdf '''instructions for online requests'''.] | |||
*When requesting the record for genealogical purposes, be sure to request a '''certified photocopy of a registration of birth''' (long form). | |||
===Registry Offices=== | |||
Records too recent to be obtained from the Archives have privacy restrictions. These can still be obtained if you are able to show that the individual is deceased and that you are an eligible next of kin (parent, sibling, children or spouse). | |||
*[https://www.alberta.ca/ordering-certificates-documents.aspx '''Instructions, forms, and fees'''] | |||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||