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West Virginia


Goal 3: Vital and Census Records


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Goal 3: Learn about West Virginia vital and census records.


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ALearn about West Virginia vital records.


Class Outlines:    Basic


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

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

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


BExplore West Virginia birth records.


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

    FS—Wiki: How to Find West Virginia Birth Records

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

    FS—Wiki: West Virginia Bible Records

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

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CExplore West Virginia marriage records.


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

    FS—Wiki: How to Find West Virginia Marriage Records

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

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DExplore West Virginia obituaries and death records.


Summary
  1. Explore the ObituariesHelp site for West Virginia obituaries.

  2.   ObituariesHelp.net Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

  3. Explore The Ancestor Hunt for obituaries.
  4. Search for obituaries by county on the Newspaperobituaries.net site.
  5. Find additional resources for West Virginia obituaries on the Linkpendium site.

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

    FS—Wiki: How to Find West Virginia Death Records

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

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EExplore West Virginia census and voter records.


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

    FS—West Virginia Census
    AC—West_Virginia Census Records

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

    FS—West Virginia Voting Registers

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West Virginia Counties

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