West Virginia Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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The Family History Library has microfilms of:  
The Family History Library has microfilms of:  


*Birth certificates 1852-1930. <ref>Family History Library films beginning with ({{FHL|748513|titleno}}Films 1992300) </ref>
*Birth certificates 1852-1930. <ref>Family History Library films beginning with ({{FHL|748513|titleno}}Films 1992300) </ref>  
*Death certificates 1917-1973 and Death indexes 1917-1991. <ref>Family History Library films beginning with ({{FHL|712049|titleno}} Films 1984577) </ref>
*Death certificates 1917-1973 and Death indexes 1917-1991. <ref>Family History Library films beginning with ({{FHL|712049|titleno}} Films 1984577) </ref>


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The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com].&nbsp; Birth records do not become public records until 100 years have elapsed.&nbsp;All other records are public after 50 years.&nbsp; Access to records is restricted and confidential until these time periods have elapsed.  
The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com].&nbsp; Birth records do not become public records until 100 years have elapsed.&nbsp;All other records are public after 50 years.&nbsp; Access to records is restricted and confidential until these time periods have elapsed.  


Original West Virginia statewide, county birth, marriage and death Records from 1917-1956 are online at the [http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST. The [[Pilot.familysearch.org|FamilySearch pilot database also]] utilizes the index, but not the document images, which are always useful and sometimes needed to clarify the occassional indexing error.
Original West Virginia statewide, county birth, marriage and death Records from 1917-1956 are online at the [http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST.  
 
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=== County Records of Births and Deaths  ===
=== County Records of Births and Deaths  ===
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::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS.
::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS.


A&nbsp;survey of county Historical Records was taken in the 1930's.&nbsp; This survey is helpful in determining which vital records survived into the 1930's.&nbsp; For an inventory of the West Virginia Historical Records Survey Archives see <br>
A&nbsp;survey of county Historical Records was taken in the 1930's.&nbsp; This survey is helpful in determining which vital records survived into the 1930's.&nbsp; For an inventory of the West Virginia Historical Records Survey Archives see <br>  


*McGinnis, Carol. ''West Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources. ''Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore: 1988. ({{FHL|302601|titleno}} Book 975.4 D23m)&nbsp; Appendix A.
*McGinnis, Carol. ''West Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources. ''Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore: 1988. ({{FHL|302601|titleno}} Book 975.4 D23m)&nbsp; Appendix A.
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