Updated: 23-Mar-2004 Questions Marriage Requirements Kindergarten Requirements Application for ... Vital Records Home Legal Information Regulations Governing Vital Records Laws Pertaining to Vital Records ID Requirements Other Resources Vital Records Across America Center for Health Statistics Genealogy Information In response to requests concerning records for genealogical research, the following information should be noted: The Archives Division, The Library of Virginia For most areas of the State, records are available for the years 1853 to 1896. Any "Marriage Bonds" prior to 1853 that are still in existence would also be in the Virginia State Library and Archives, as would war records prior to and including the Civil War, deeds, wills and other court records. Events that occurred in the portion of Virginia that is now West Virginia are recorded in the Archives of the Division of Culture and History , Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0300. With the exception of the years 1896 to 1912, the Office of Vital Records has records of births, deaths, and marriages since 1853. Vital Records has divorce records on file from 1918 to the present. There are no records prior to 1853 and there was no law for the registration of births and deaths between 1896 and June 14, 1912. | |
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