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Goal 3: Vital and Census Records


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Goal 3: Learn about Virginia vital and census records.


Choices


ALearn about Virginia vital records.


Class Outlines:    Basic


Summary
  1. Learn about Virginia vital records in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: Virginia Vital Records
    AC—Wiki: Virginia Vital Records

  2. Learn about documentation of vital events in this video.

    AAC—Documenting the Vital Events—10:06

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


BExplore Virginia birth records.


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

    FS—Wiki: How to Find Virginia Birth Records

  2. Learn how to find family bible records in Virginia.

    FS—Wiki: Virginia Bible Records

  3. Explore additional links for Virginia birth records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Exercises

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CExplore Virginia marriage records.


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

    FS—Wiki: How to Find Virginia Marriage Records

  2. Explore links for Virginia marriage records.
  3. Explore additional links for Virginia marriage records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Exercises

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DExplore Virginia obituaries and death records.


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

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

    FS—Wiki: How to Find Virginia Death Records

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

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EExplore Virginia census and voter records.


Summary
  1. Get an overview of Virginia censuses in these articles.

    FS—Virginia Census
    AC—Virginia Census Records

  2. Explore additional links for Virginia census records on the LDSGenealogy site.
  3. Explore the MyFreeCensus site for Virginia state and county census records.
  4. Explore Virginia census records on the AccessGenealogy site.
  5. Learn about Virginia voting registers in these articles.

    FS—Virginia Voting Registers

Exercises

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Virginia Counties

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