Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Vital Records Research Guide

Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Vital Records - Online Indexes

Directory of Online Death Records Indexes, Cemetery Burials and Obituaries - USA

Social Security Death Index helpful for finding deaths mid-1960s to the present; a few earlier records are also included

Online Birth and Marriage Indexes for Genealogy Research

How to Order Copies of Vital Records

Order Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificates Online through Vitalchek (fees and restrictions apply)

Where to Write for Vital Records (fees and restrictions apply) where to order birth, marriage and death certificates by mail - helpful resource

Vital Records - Helpful Articles

Searching for Death Records - a Brief Guide a blog article that discusses the kinds of records you might be able to find relating to a person's death, including death certificates, newspaper obituaries, death or burial notices, cemetery and burial records, the Social Security Death Index, and census mortality schedules

Looking for someone who was married in Las Vegas? This article might help:
- Las Vegas Marriage Records Indexes Online

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