tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post405245982355784376..comments2024-03-09T15:04:13.697-08:00Comments on GeneaBlogie: Open State Vital Records: Some of the Best StatesCraig Mansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-86675326620608738172008-04-03T07:36:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:36:00.000-07:00Thanks for the info, Taneya! North Carolina makes ...Thanks for the info, Taneya! North Carolina makes the best list, for sure!Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-52919633288611703782008-04-02T21:02:00.000-07:002008-04-02T21:02:00.000-07:00Love the list! Must add NC however. Birth, Marriag...Love the list! Must add NC however. Birth, Marriage and Death certificates are completely open and considered a matter of public record to be ordered by anyone. I do most of my ordering from county clerks directly at costs from 25 cents - one dollar per uncertified copy. With most of my family and ancestors being from NC, this has been wonderful for me! Ancestry has pretty good NC birth, death & marriage indexes too so it makes it a fairly easy to search for them!Taneyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467750664253689462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-82294439976490841712008-04-01T18:37:00.000-07:002008-04-01T18:37:00.000-07:00Gosh, that does sound like a royal pain! That woul...Gosh, that does sound like a royal pain! That would be enough for Arizona to make the <I>other</I> list.Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-50543468587061146112008-04-01T12:42:00.000-07:002008-04-01T12:42:00.000-07:00Craig, I have to disagree with you about Arizona, ...Craig, I have to disagree with you about Arizona, or at least portions of your opinion about Arizona. While it has great open records for those older vital records, getting current vital records (1960s and 1970s) is a pain in the BUTT. You have to send birth certificates for everyone you want a death certificate for (ie, for my great-grandmother I had to send copies of my grandmother's, mother's, and my birth certificate). I love the open records, but their "closed" records policy could use some work.<BR/><BR/>Sara G.Sara Gredlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666024029728375304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-37073713950943183612008-03-28T19:19:00.000-07:002008-03-28T19:19:00.000-07:00Craig,Thank you so much for such a great article. ...Craig,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for such a great article. I should be ashamed of not knowing the laws here in Texas. I've been researching for 8 years and just assumed that birth and death records were off limits unless I was a son, grandson, or sibling of the deceased. Thanks for enlightening me to what is actually available.<BR/><BR/>KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-30045880342443103542008-03-28T10:20:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:20:00.000-07:00Craig,This is such helpful information! I must al...Craig,<BR/><BR/>This is such helpful information! I must also give kudos to my home state of Washington. Unfortunately, none of the ancestors I research have any vital records here. :(Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-18526441658609508312008-03-26T07:52:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:52:00.000-07:00Thanks, Miriam. I actually had Washington on the l...Thanks, Miriam. I actually had Washington on the list in my first draft for exactly the reasons you cite. But then, I thought, this is too good to be true, so I took it off to research it further. I'm glad you confirmed this for us.Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-56661968110658319862008-03-25T23:28:00.000-07:002008-03-25T23:28:00.000-07:00Craig, I feel I must add Washington State to your ...Craig, I feel I must add Washington State to your list! ANYONE may <A HREF="http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/CHS/cert.htm" REL="nofollow">order a copy</A> of a Washington State birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate without restrictions. Our prices are reasonable, too. Additionally, the FHL has microfilmed many <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/ypv2kz" REL="nofollow">birth</A> and <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2mjrdc" REL="nofollow">death</A> certificates, helping to bring down the costs of obtaining them.<BR/><BR/>Plus, we have the amazing <A HREF="http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx" REL="nofollow">Washington State Digital Archives</A>, the first in the nation. Other states have come to Washington to learn how to digitize both their hard copy records AND their digital records (such as former governors' websites and official emails).Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com