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do you know where to find birth marriage death and divorce records in this video we'll talk about what can be found in vital records and the strength of those records as evidence and where to find them this discussion is specific to vital records within the United States of America if you've not been here before I'm Connie Knox a lifelong genealogist but my full-time job is working in television broadcasting but this is what I think for kicks on the weekend so I share my lifelong knowledge of genealogical research with you so stick around we'll be right back to talk about vital records [Music] right from the beginning of your genealogical journey you're going to want to start collecting documents surrounding vital events these are typically birth marriage death and divorce records as mentioned before in the kick start video start backwards looking for your ancestors death certificate before seeking marriage or birth certificates obviously in some cases a person may still be living so you can go directly to them for copies of their marriage and birth records starting with death certificates it may have enough information on there for you to locate the marriage certificate and birth certificate define vital records you'll need to know what county the event occurred many records are still held at the county level but some have been moved to the State Archives depending on the state additionally information could be found in church records kept for all major life events or cemetery or burial records for now we'll concentrate on birth marriage death and divorce records most commonly known as vital records for most US states vinyl records were often initiated at the county level while some parts of the United States recorded births or registrations birth certificates weren't mandated by law until the 1900s and then depending on the state and county depends on which year exactly they began usually this happened around 1908 to 1920s when you'll find the beginning of most birth certificates and registrations however after the law was changed compliance took time and people did not always make it to the courthouse in a timely manner after giving birth if at all for some who were born before the mandated birth certificates some people had to go back and prove their birth date as seen in this delayed birth certificate this woman was born in 1908 the year before the mandated birth records took effect in 1909 in Wyoming thus she needed statements from three people who had knowledge of her age in this case these additional testimonials provided additional family ties of all the vital records civil marriage records are some of the older records found and were usually on record in the County Clerk's office or the clerk of the town where the bride was living at the time of the mayor however you want to be sure to check the groom's home county as well for marriage records for marriage records...