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[[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/Virginia.htm Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  
[[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/Virginia.htm Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  


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=== '''Divorce Records'''  ===
=== '''Divorce Records'''  ===


Divorce records are usually kept by the county court. The records for 1853 to the present can be obtained by going to [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com] . The library has not obtained copies of divorce records.
Divorce records are usually kept by the county court. The records for 1853 to the present can be obtained by going to [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com] . The library has not obtained copies of divorce records.  


== Adoption Records  ==
== Adoption Records  ==
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*''Virginia Genealogical Resources'' Clay, Robert Young. ''Virginia Genealogical Resources''. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Society of Genealogical Research, 1980. {{FHL|330258|item}} Explains Virginia geography and the usefulness and availability of civil, church, and personal record types in Virginia, especially at the Library of Virginia.
*''Virginia Genealogical Resources'' Clay, Robert Young. ''Virginia Genealogical Resources''. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Society of Genealogical Research, 1980. {{FHL|330258|item}} Explains Virginia geography and the usefulness and availability of civil, church, and personal record types in Virginia, especially at the Library of Virginia.


*''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. <ref>Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. Revised edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. {{FHL|611946|item}} D27rb 1992. Contains bibliographies and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' &lt;ref&gt;McGinnis, Carol. ''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publication Company, 1993. {{FHL|638715|item}} 975.5 A3m.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogical Research''. &lt;ref&gt;Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tennessee: G. Schweitzer, 1984. {{FHL|435227|item}} 975.5 D27s. Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories.fckLRfckLR== Family History Library Virginia Vital Records Collections ==fckLRfckLR&lt;br&gt;This is a collection of Family History Library records which are abstracted, indexed and titled the [[Virginia Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia Vital Records Index.]] For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births, marriages, and deaths throughout Kentucky. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region. fckLRfckLRThese records are availble online for free at [https://beta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list FamilySearch Historical Records Collection]. fckLRfckLR== References ==fckLR{{reflist}}fckLRfckLR{{Virginia|Virginia}} fckLRfckLR{{Virginia-stub}}fckLR[[Category:Virginia]]</ref>
*''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. <ref>Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. Revised edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. {{FHL|611946|item}} D27rb 1992. Contains bibliographies and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;McGinnis, Carol. ''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publication Company, 1993. {{FHL|638715|item}} 975.5 A3m.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogical Research''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tennessee: G. Schweitzer, 1984. {{FHL|435227|item}} 975.5 D27s. Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories.fckLRfckLR== Family History Library Virginia Vital Records Collections ==fckLRfckLR&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;This is a collection of Family History Library records which are abstracted, indexed and titled the [[Virginia Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia Vital Records Index.]] For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births, marriages, and deaths throughout Kentucky. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region. fckLRfckLRThese records are availble online for free at [https://beta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list FamilySearch Historical Records Collection]. fckLRfckLR== References ==fckLR{{reflist}}fckLRfckLR{{Virginia|Virginia}} fckLRfckLR{{Virginia-stub}}fckLR[[Category:Virginia]]</ref>
 
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