This week we took a closer look at birth, marriage and death records with examples of the kind of information they include and where they can be found. Generally, the online records are in index form and the original record must be located at a county courthouse or state archive.
These records are regulated by individual states and the best place to learn about them is the FamilySearch Wiki. On a state or province page you can narrow your search to "vital records" and get specific year ranges that will make your research more efficient.
Don't forget to check delayed birth records for ancestors born late in the 1800s or early 1900s. Once social security laws were passed, people had to prove their date of birth to apply.
If you cannot locate a marriage record, think about Gretna Greens near your state. Couples could cross state lines to marry where the laws were less restrictive.
US GenWeb and Linkpendium should be checked for locating vital records as well as FamilySearch and Ancestry.
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