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


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=== Oregon Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ===
=== Oregon Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ===
*[http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/records/aids/vital.html Vital Records at the Oregon State Archives]
===Births===
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index]
*'''1800-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60545 Oregon Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860] at Ancestry — index ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60545 Oregon, Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860]($), from 1850 and 1860 index, vital records, and probate records
*'''1842-1917''' {{RecordSearch|3246498|Oregon State Archives, 1842-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61676/ Ancestry]($)''
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7362 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 1861-1890]($), index/images<br><br>
*'''1844-1914''' {{RecordSearch|2352707|Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Deaths and Delayed Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births'''''</span></center>
*'''1842-1917''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61676/ Oregon, State Births, 1842-1917], index & images ($); ''Also at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3246498 FamilySearch]''
*'''1844-1914''' {{RecordSearch|2352707|Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Deaths and Delayed Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1860-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2351853|Oregon Births, 1860-1952}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1855-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61679/ Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1855-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61679/ Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1868-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1675468|Oregon, Births and Christenings, 1868-1929}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  
*'''1860-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2351853|Oregon Births, 1860-1952}} at FamilySearch — [[Oregon Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/oregon-births-and-baptisms-1868-1929 Findmypast]($), index, also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30194/oregon-births-christenings-1868-1929?s=218489221 MyHeritage]($), index, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60106 Ancestry]($).
*'''1868-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1675468|Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/oregon-births-and-baptisms-1868-1929 Findmypast]($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30194/oregon-births-christenings-1868-1929?s=218489221 MyHeritage]($), ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60106 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1903-1918''': {{RecordSearch|3581715|Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918}}(*) at FamilySearch — [[Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1903-1918''': {{RecordSearch|3581715|Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918}}(*) at FamilySearch — [[Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Delayed Birth Index]<br><br>
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index] at Oregon State Archives
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Delayed Birth Index]


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Marriages'''''</span></center>
===Marriages===
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=oregon United States Marriages Oregon, 1826-1975] ($) index and some images
*'''1600-1900s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=oregon US Marriages - Oregon, 1600s to 1900s] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
*'''1849-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2352706|Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1800-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60545 Oregon Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1849-1884; 1991-2006''' {{RecordSearch|3500591|Oregon Marriage Index, 1849-1884; 1991-2006}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1849-2006''' {{RecordSearch|3500591|Oregon Marriage Index, 1849-1884; 1991-2006}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1851-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1803968|Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1849-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2352706|Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61380 Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975]($), Index and images
*'''1851-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1803968|Oregon County Marriages, 1851-1975}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61380 Ancestry]($)
*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1675533|Oregon, Marriages, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  
*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1675533|Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5193 Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008]] ($)
*'''1906-1968''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61677/ Oregon State Marriages, 1906-1968] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61677/ Oregon, State Marriages, 1906-1966], index & images ($)  
*'''1906-2009''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5193 Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Marriage Index]<br><br>
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/displayResults.php?name=&fromdate=&category=Marriage&recordNo=&county=&child=&parents=&-nothing=Search Oregon Marriage Records] at Oregon State Archives
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index] at Oregon State Archives
*{{RecordSearch|1854302|United States Western States Marriage Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Western States Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Deaths'''''</span></center>
===Deaths===
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/oregon/index.html Online Oregon Death Records &amp; Indexes]  
*'''1800-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60545 Oregon Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1842-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2352707|Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Deaths and Delayed Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1842-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2352707|Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Deaths and Delayed Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1855-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61679/ Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1855-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61679/ Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1864-1968''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61675/ Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968]  at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1864-1968''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61675/ Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968]  at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5254 Oregon, Death Index 1898-2008]  
*'''1898-2008''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5254 Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1903-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1946790|Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1903-1930''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10090/oregon-deaths-1903-1930?s=218489221 Oregon Deaths, 1903-1930] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1903-1947''' {{RecordSearch|1675532|Oregon, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1947}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1903-1947''' {{RecordSearch|1675532|Oregon Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch — [[Oregon Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10090/oregon-deaths-1903-1930?s=218489221 Oregon Deaths, 1903 - 1930]($), index
*'''1903-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1946790|Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Coroner's Reports]
*'''1971-2008''' {{RecordSearch|3479712|Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Death Index]
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/displayResults.php?name=&fromdate=&category=Coroner%27s+Report&recordNo=&county=&child=&parents=&-nothing=Search Oregon Coroner's Reports] at Oregon State Archives
* {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/displayResults.php?name=&fromdate=&category=Death&recordNo=&county=&child=&parents=&-nothing=Search Oregon Death Records] at Oregon State Archives
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($)
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index] at Oregon State Archives
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], incomplete($).
 
*'''1971-2008''' {{RecordSearch|3479712|Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Death Index, 1971-2008 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
===Divorce===
<br><br>
*'''1925-1968''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61678/ Oregon State Divorces, 1925-1968] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1991-2008''' {{RecordSearch|3479713|Oregon Divorce Index, 1991-2008}} at FamilySearch [[Oregon, Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Divorce Records] at Oregon State Archives


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Divorce'''''</span></center>
===Original Records===
*'''1925-1968''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61678/ Oregon, U.S., State Divorces, 1925-1968] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Oregon.htm Oregon Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Divorce Index]
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon Historical Records Index, Oregon State Archives], includes births, deaths, marriages, naturalizations, probates, divorce
*[https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true Early Oregonians Database Search, Oregon State Archives], people in Oregon prior to 1860
*'''1991-2008''' {{RecordSearch|3479713|Oregon Divorce Index, 1991-2008}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Birth Records  ===
== Birth Records  ==


Statewide registration of births began in 1903. Some counties and cities kept records earlier than 1903. Most of the records have been given to the State Archive. You can find there collection by contacting them or at the website.
Statewide registration of births began in 1903. Some counties and cities kept records earlier than 1903. Most of the records have been given to the State Archive. You can find there collection by contacting them or at the website.
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State records are not open to the public. Birth records are available only to the registrant's immediate family. In your request, state your relationship to the individual you want information about and your reason.  
State records are not open to the public. Birth records are available only to the registrant's immediate family. In your request, state your relationship to the individual you want information about and your reason.  
*FamilySearch collection:
*'''1868-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1675468|Oregon, Births and Christenings, 1868-1929}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images This was taken from the extracted record and is not complete. See the Wiki articles [[Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>
[[Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oregon Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>


==== Delayed Registration of Births  ====
==== Delayed Registration of Births  ====
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*Many of the marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]].  
*Many of the marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]].  
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=oregon United States Marriages – Oregon, 1826-1975] at Findmypast.  ($) index and some images
*FamilySearch collection:
*'''1849-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2352706|Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1849-1967''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61680 Oregon, U.S., County Marriage Records, Various Counties, 1849-1967] at Ancestry — images($)
*Ancestry: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5193 Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2008] $ Over 2 million names.&nbsp;
*FamilySearch collection:
*'''1851-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1803968|Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images Some are indexed, some will need to be browsed. Read the description.&nbsp;
*Ancestry:  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61380 Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975]($), Index and images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675533 Marriage Records 1853-1935] at FamilySearch
*'''1852-1921''' {{RecordSearch|2848497|Oregon, Lane County, Marriage Records, 1852-1921}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Lane County Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an Oregon couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Humboldt County, Nevada Genealogy|Winnemucca, NV]], or [[Kootenai County, Idaho Genealogy|Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Arlene H Eakle's Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>  
'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an Oregon couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Humboldt County, Nevada Genealogy|Winnemucca, NV]], or [[Kootenai County, Idaho Genealogy|Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Arlene H Eakle's Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>  
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