Public records have been a great help to many genealogy and family history researchers, as well as adoptee searches for birth parents, providing valuable information and clues to an ancestor's or relative's birth. Over the last few years, many people and organizations have been publishing archives of public records, such as birth records, marriage records, and death records, on the Internet. Some with thousands of records, others with millions. Presented on this website are individual "State Guides" designed to show you how to obtain public records from state offices.
Click on a State to see an public records resource guide:
The source material for this website was compiled mainly from the information published by the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Centers for Disease Control . Additional source material comes from Ancestry.com. Good luck to you obtaining public records!
