Minnesota Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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

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[[Minnesota Vital Records#More_Online_Minnesota_Vital_Records_Links|More Online Minnesota Vital Records Links]]

'''1908 - Present''' Minnesota Historical Society [http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy www.mnhs.org/genealogy] for indexes to birth records 1900 to 1934,  

[http://people.mnhs.org/bci/search.cfm?bhcp=1 Minnesota Birth Certificate Index 1900-1934]. There are approximately 2700 records indicated as "Pre 1900". <br>     Delayed and supplemental filings have been added. These include Pre 1900 records.  

*[[Minnesota Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|Minnesota Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

Miscellaneous Death Records and Obituaries: Minnesota Historical Society [http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy www.mnhs.org/genealogy] for indexes to birth records 1900 to 1934, some pre 1900, and records from death cards 1904 to1907 and death certificates 1908 to 1891.

*Information listed on vital 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 information found on the record.

*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths. [[Minnesota Vital Records#Substitute_Records|Other substitute records.]]

*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.<br>

*[[Minnesota Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information.

*[[Minnesota Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.

*[[Minnesota History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.

*German Roots Links for Minnesota [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Minnesota Birth &amp; Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ This site includes all vital records, not just those of German descent.

*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/minnesota.html Minnesota Vital Records Indexes &amp; People Finding Aids] Helpful resources for adoption searches and genealogy research

*[[Minnesota Municipal Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|Minnesota Municipal Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Record)]]