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Goal 3: Vital and Census Records


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Goal 3: Learn about South Dakota vital and census records.


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ALearn about South Dakota vital records.


Class Outlines:    Basic


Summary
  1. Learn about South Dakota vital records in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: South Dakota Vital Records
    AC—Wiki: South_Dakota Vital Records

  2. Explore links for vital records on the South Dakota Public Health site.
  3. Search for online South Dakota vital records and find addresses for state offices to write to for records.
  4. Explore South Dakota birth, marriage, and death records on the AccessGenealogy site.
  5. Explore additional links for South Dakota vital records on the Linkpendium site.
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BExplore South Dakota birth records.


Summary
  1. Learn how to find South Dakota birth records in this article.

    FS—Wiki: How to Find South Dakota Birth Records

  2. Learn how to find family bible records in South Dakota.

    FS—Wiki: South Dakota Bible Records

  3. Explore additional links for South Dakota birth records on the LDSGenealogy site.
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CExplore South Dakota marriage records.


Summary
  1. Marriage: Learn about South Dakota marriage records in this article.

    FS—Wiki: How to Find South Dakota Marriage Records

  2. Explore links for South Dakota marriage records.
  3. Explore additional links for South Dakota marriage records on the LDSGenealogy site.
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DExplore South Dakota obituaries and death records.


Summary
  1. Explore the ObituariesHelp site for South Dakota obituaries.
  2. Explore The Ancestor Hunt for obituaries.
  3. Search for obituaries by county on the Newspaperobituaries.net site.
  4. Find additional resources for South Dakota obituaries on the Linkpendium site.

South Dakota Death Records
  1. Learn how to find South Dakota death records in this article.

    FS—Wiki: How to Find South Dakota Death Records

  2. Explore the Ancestors at Rest site for South Dakota death records.
  3. Explore South Dakota death records, indexes, and obituaries.
  4. Explore additional links for South Dakota death records on the LDSGenealogy site.
  5. Explore South Dakota mortuary and funeral home records on the Ancestor Hunt site.

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EExplore South Dakota census and voter records.


Summary
  1. Get an overview of South Dakota censuses in these articles.

    FS—South Dakota Census
    AC—South_Dakota Census Records

  2. Explore the MyFreeCensus site for South Dakota state and county census records.
  3. Explore South Dakota census records on the AccessGenealogy site.
  4. Explore additional links for South Dakota census records on the LDSGenealogy site.
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South Dakota Counties

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