Ancestry.com continues to add or update their records collections at a fast pace for us to search.
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For the period of May 1-31, 2020,  the new/updated collections are:

• American Protective League Correspondence, 1917-1919 (Updated)
• Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (Updated)
• Brazil, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (Updated)
• Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Updated)
• Europe, Registration of Foreigners and German Persecutees, 1939-1947 (Updated)
• Finland, Pre-Confirmation Books, 1670-1918 (Updated)
• Finland, WWII Military Casualties, 1939-1945 {New)
• Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (Updated)
• German Concentration Camp Records, 1946-1958 {New)
• Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Updated)
• Germany, Military Killed in Action, 1939-1948 {New)
• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current (Updated)
• Hawaii Voter Records, 1864-1910 {New)
• Hawaii, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944 {New)
• Hawaii, Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950 {New)
• Hawaii, Death Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1942 {New)
• Hawaii, Divorce Records, 1848-1892 {New)
• Hawaii, Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944 {New)
• Hawaii, Passport Records, 1849-1900 (Updated)
• Italy, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (Updated)
• Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922 (Updated)
• Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (Updated)
• Michigan, Honor Roll of Kalamazoo County, 1917-1919 {New)
• Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 (Updated)
• New Hampshire, Civil War Service and Pension Records, 1861-1866 {New)
• New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 (Updated)
• North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 {New)
• North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 {New)
• Norway, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (Updated)
• Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 (Updated)
• Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (Updated)
• Oregon, State Births, 1842-1917 {New)
• Oregon, State Marriages, 1906-1966 {New)
• Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts Birth Index, 1800-1855 {New)
• Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers, 1800-1915 (Updated)
• South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958 {New)
• St. Polten, Lower Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1628-1955 {New)
• Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917 (Updated)
• Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (Updated)
• Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997 (Updated)
• Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 (Updated)
• Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (Updated)
• U.S. Navy Muster Rolls, 1949-1971 (Updated)
• U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 (Updated)
• U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Updated)
• U.S., American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965 {New)
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Updated)
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Updated)
• U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Updated)
• UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Updated)
• Upper Austria, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1938 {New)
• Vienna, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1600-1960 {New)
• Vorarlberg, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1611-1938 {New)
• Web: Ireland, Census, 1911 (Updated)
• WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 (Updated)
• WEB: Minnesota, St. Louis County, Birth Index, 1870-1900 (Updated)
• WEB: Minnesota, St. Louis County, Death Index, 1870-1899 (Updated)
• WEB: Minnesota, St. Louis County, Marriage Index, 1871-1894 (Updated)
• Wyoming, Military Service and Veterans Records, 1914-1946 {New)

I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for!

​FamilySearch continues to add or update their records collections at a fast pace for us to search.
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For the period of May 1-31, 2020,  the added/updated collections are:
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• American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930
• Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977
• Argentina, La Pampa, Catholic Church Records, 1882-1976
• Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951
• Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951
• Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930
• Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records, 1868-1910
• Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986
• Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996
• Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976
• Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949
• Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996
• Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999
• California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994
• California, Fresno and Napa Counties, Obituaries, 1974-1997
• California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
• California, index to San Francisco passenger lists, 1893-1934
• California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948
• California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002
• California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989
• California, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Cemetery Association, Cemetery Index 1872-2003
• California, passenger and crew lists at various ports, 1907-1956
• California, San Benito County Registrar, Burial Permits 1911-1948
• California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011
• Canada Census, 1851
• Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920
• Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928
• Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015
• Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981
• Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984
• District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961
• Dominican Republic Miscellaneous Records, 1921-1980
• Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011
• England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918
• England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912
• England, Devon, Plymouth Prison Records, 1821-1919
• England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001
• England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971
• England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997
• England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996
• England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980
• England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996
• England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988
• England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920
• England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992
• England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887
• Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915
• Florida, Fort Lauderdale Crew Lists, 1939-1945
• Florida, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, 1926-1941
• Florida, Pensacola, Passenger Lists, 1900-1945
• France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1533-1894
• France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772-1894
• France, Rhône, Military Registration Cards, 1865-1932
• France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892
• Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942
• Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Interment Records, 1866-2000
• Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909
• Georgia, Savannah City Jail Registers, 1855-1873
• Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804-1877
• Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900
• Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
• Hawaii island census records, 1878-1896
• Hawaii State Archives, Register of Voters, Hawaiian Islands, 1887-1888
• Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900
• Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands Newspaper Obituaries, 1900-ca.2010
• Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968
• Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980
• Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965
• Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000
• Idaho, Nez Perce County, Brower Wann Funeral Home Records, 1925-1986
• Idaho, Twin Falls County, Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Cemetery Records, 1937-1993
• Indiana, Bartholomew, Columbus, Garland Brook Cemetery Interment Records, ca.1885-ca.2000
• International Genealogical Index (IGI)
• Iowa State Census, 1925
• Iowa, Buchanan County Obituaries and Cemetery Records, ca.1796-1988
• Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937
• Iowa, Marshall County, Marshalltown, Riverside Cemetery Burial Records, ca.1800-ca.1975
• Iowa, Tama County, Tax Records, 1865-1939
• Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1843
• Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1858
• Ireland, Estate Commissioners Offices, Applications from Evicted Tenants, 1907
• Ireland, John Watson Stewart, The Gentlemen’s and Citizen’s Almanac, 1814
• Ireland, Medical Directory for Ireland, 1858
• Ireland, Parliamentary Papers on Emigration to Canada, 1826
• Ireland, Pettigrew and Oulton, The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland, 1835
• Ireland, The Weekly Irish Times, Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook, Easter 1916, 1916-1917
• Italy, Avellino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1947
• Italy, Benevento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1810-1942
• Italy, Brescia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1797-1943
• Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949
• Kansas, Grant County, Census Records, 1895-1982
• Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950
• Louisiana State Penitentiary Records, 1866-1963
• Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905
• Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954
• Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941
• Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970
• Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988
• Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977
• Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970
• Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977
• Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968
• Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929
• Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994
• Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970
• Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964
• Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994
• Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978
• Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977
• Michigan Church Marriages, 1865-1931
• Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917
• Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954
• Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000
• Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983
• Minnesota Passenger and Crew Lists, 1912-1956
• Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949
• Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Layman Cemetery Burial Records, 1860-1926
• Minnesota, Waseca County Historical Society, Burial Cards, ca.1860-1992
• Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979
• Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943
• Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951
• Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933
• Montana, Silver Bow County, Cemetery Indexes, 1880-2003
• Nebraska, Lancaster County, Wyuka Cemetery Burial Permits, 1883-1999
• Nebraska, Naturalization Records, 1855-1989
• New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980
• New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970
• New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988
• New Jersey, Mercer County, Veteran's Service Office, Grave Registration Records, ca. 1770-ca.1979
• New Jersey, Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980
• New Mexico Alien Arrivals, 1917-1954
• New York State Census, 1905
• New York, Lackawanna, Holy Cross Cemetery Records, 1855-1965
• New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956
• New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946
• Niue, Vital Records, 1818-1994
• North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922
• North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868
• North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898
• North Carolina, Wilmington, Cemetery Records, 1852-2005
• Norway, Oslo, Census, 1832-1954
• Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877
• Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942
• Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003
• Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
• Ohio, Toledo, Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Index of Burials, 1877-1955
• Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920
• Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Rose Hill Memorial Park Interment Records, ca.1915 - ca.1982
• Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008
• Oregon Divorce Index, 1991-2008
• Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950
• Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
• Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931
• Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Home Obituary Cards, 1914-2007
• Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1935-1999
• Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999
• Peru, Diocese of Huacho, Catholic Church Records, 1560-1952
• Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-1998
• Peru, Municipal Census, 1831-1866
• Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996
• Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018
• Poland, Radom Roman Catholic Church Books, 1587-1966
• Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001
• Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950
• South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004
• South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966
• South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973
• South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976
• South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955
• South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991
• South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954
• South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951
• Spain, Province of Asturias, Municipal Records, 1470-1897
• Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941
• Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860
• Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927
• Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966
• United Kingdom, Quakers Annual Monitor, 1849
• United States Census, 1930
• United States Public Records, 1970-2009
• United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
• United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
• United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975
• United States, Slave Birth Records, 1780-1846
• Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980
• Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015
• Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954
• Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935
• Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880
• Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965
• Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911
• Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Holy Cross Cemetery, Interment Records, 1909-1979
• Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015

For a complete list of all added/updated collections, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list
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I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for!

Chronicling America, the newspaper collection available for online research of United States historic newspapers, regularly updates their collection.

Here are the updated titles for May, 2020. Some are new titles and some are added to an existing title's pages in the database. There are 21 in total from 7 different states. 


Colorado

• Updated content for The Lamar register. (Lamar, Colo.)
• Updated content for The newspaper. (Paonia, Colo.)
• Updated content for The Paonia newspaper. (Paonia, Colo.)
• Updated content for The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper. (Paonia, Colo.)

Illinois

• Updated content for Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.)
• Updated content for Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.)
• Updated content for Metropolitan news. (Chicago, Ill.)
• Updated content for The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.)
• Updated content for The forum. (Springfield, Ill.)
• Updated content for The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.)
• Updated content for The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.)
• Updated content for The workingman's advocate. (Chicago [Ill.])

Indiana

• ​Updated content for Indiana daily times. (Indianapolis [Ind.])

Iowa

• Updated content for Luxemburger Gazette. (Dubuque, Iowa)
• Updated content for The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa)
• Updated content for The Weekly Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Iowa)

Montana

• Updated content for Hungry Horse news and Columbian. (Columbia Falls, Mont.)
• Updated content for The Circle banner. (Circle, Mont.)
• Updated content for The People's voice. (Helena, Mont.)

North Carolina

• Updated content for The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Ohio

• Updated content for Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio)

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and often scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.

There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online from the Western states of the U.S. Also included is the total number of BMD record collection links and the added collections from the previous update.

• Alaska Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (181 total, 147 new)
• Arizona Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (92 total, 44 new)
• California Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (150 total, 81 new)
• Colorado Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (53 total, 12 new)
• Hawaii Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (41 total, 16 new)
• Idaho Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (123 total, 55 new)
• Montana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (147 total, 87 new)
• Nevada Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (41 total, 15 new)
• New Mexico Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (96 total, 24 new)
• Oregon Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (113 total, 45 new)
• Utah Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (151 total, 91 new)
• Washington Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (231 total, 177 new)
• Wyoming Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (39 total, 13 new)

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Montana.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2019; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Montana

• Beaverhead County Births 
• Beaverhead County Deaths 
• Beaverhead County Marriages 
• Beaverhead County Vital Records, 1862-2009 
• Beaverhead County, Birth Certificates, 1902-1930
• Beaverhead County, Death Certificates, 1901-2009
• Big Horn County Deaths and Obituary Clippings 
• Big Horn County Records, 1908-1960
• Big Horn County Vital Records, 1884-2011 
• Big Horn County, Birth Records, 1891-1982
• Big Horn County, Death Records, 1911-2011
• Big Horn County, Marriage Records, 1913-1996
• Billings Gazette Vital Records Indexes 
• Broadwater County Birth Records and Index, 1857-1930
• Broadwater County Death Records and Register of Births, 1903-2002
• Broadwater County Marriages 
• Cascade County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Cascade County Death Records 
• Cascade County Vital Records, 1880-2009 
• Cascade County, Birth and Death Index, 1895-1907
• Cascade County, Birth Records, 1893-1933
• Cascade County, Death Records, 1893-1908
• Cascade County, Great Falls Tribune Vital Records, 1900-1999
• Cascade County, Marriage Records, 1950-1967
• Cascade, Deer Lodge and Yellowstone Counties Marriages
• Chouteau County Vital Records,1876-2011 
• Chouteau County, Birth Records, 1909-1930
• Chouteau County, Death Records, 1908-2003
• Daniels County, Birth Records, 1916-1930
• Daniels County, Death Records, 1920-2010
• Daniels County, Marriage Records, 1801-1960
• Dawson County Marriages 1882-1919 
• Deer Lodge County Index to Births, ca. 1886-1942 ; Birth Records, ca. 1903-1932, 
• Fallon County Vital Records Indexes 
• Fergus County Death Index 
• Flathead County Deaths and Marriages Indexes 
• Flathead County Newspaper Vital Records 
• Flathead County Records, 1871-2007
• Flathead County, Birth Records, 1881-1942
• Flathead County, Coroner's Register, 1923-1979
• Flathead County, Death Records, 1881-2006
• Flathead County, Marriage Records, 1893-1951; Index, 1838-1969
• Gallatin County, Birth Records, 1865-1930
• Gallatin County, Death Records, 1865-2004
• Gallatin County, Register of Births & Deaths, 1879-1919
• Glacier County, Marriage Records, 1919-1983
• Granite County Vital Records, 1865-2009 
• Granite County, Birth and Death Records, 1895-1906; Index to Births (1907-1930) and Deaths (1963), 1895-1963
• Granite County, Birth Records, 1894-1930, 1938
• Granite County, Death Records, 1907-2009; Index, 1963-2009, 1912-2009
• Granite County, Marriage Records, 1893-1950; Index, 1893-1928, 1893-1950
• Havre Hill Deaths and Obituary Clippings 
• Jefferson County Births, Marriages and Deaths and Indexes, 1895-2003
• Jefferson County Vital Records Indexes 
• Judith Basin County Vital Records, 1887-2012 
• Judith Basin County, Birth Records
• Judith Basin County, Death Records
• Judith Basin County, Marriage Records
• Lake County Vital Records, 1857-2010 
• Lake County, Birth Records, 1857-1930
• Lake County, Death Records, 1923-2010
• Lake County, Marriage Records, 1923-1993
• Lewis and Clark County Birth and Death Indexes 
• Lewis and Clark County Death Records, 1869-1950; Birth Records, 1841-1930; Indexes, 1841-2001
• Lewis and Clark County Marriage Records, 1865-1959 ; Index, 1865-1975
• Liberty County Deaths and Obituary Clippings 
• Liberty County Marriage Applications 
• Lincoln County Marriages 1893-1935 
• Lincoln County, Birth Records, 1896-1930
• Lincoln County, Death Records, 1914-2010
• Madison County, Birth and Death Index, 1907-1930
• Madison County, Birth Records, 1860-1905
• Madison County, Death Record, 1910-1999
• Madison County, Marriage and Birth newspaper clippings, 1800's-1900's
• Madison County, Marriage Record, 1864-1887
• Meagher County Vital Records, 1866-2012 
• Meagher County, Birth Records, 1866-1930
• Meagher County, Death Records, 1866-2012
• Mineral County Death Index 
• Mineral County Death Records 
• Mineral County Deaths and Obituary Clippings, 1870-2010 
• Mineral County, Birth Records, 1914-1930
• Mineral County, Death and Burial Records, 1870-2010
• Mineral County, Death Records, 1914-1947
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Missoula County Vital Records Index 
• Montana Death Index, 1860-2007 
• Montana Early Church and Cemetery Records
• Montana Marriages, 1889-1947 
• Montana State Death Index 1954-2002 
• Montana State Death Index to 1953 
• Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004 
• Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 
• Norske Montana Marriages 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Park County Marriage Records, 1887-1954 ; Index 1887-1994
• Pondera County Vital Records, 1910-2012 
• Pondera County, Birth Records, 1910-1982
• Pondera County, Death Records, 1914-2012
• Pondera County, Marriage Records, 1919-1965
• Powell County, Birth Records and Index, 1907-1930
• Powell County, Death Records, 1907-2002
• Powell County Marriage Records, 1901-1950
• Ravalli County Births 
• Ravalli County, Birth Records, 1909-1930; Index to Birth Records, 1911-1966
• Ravalli County, Death Records, 1897-2003; Index to Death Records, 1911-1966
• Rosebud County Vital Records, 1878-2011 
• Rosebud County, Birth and Death Record, 1882-2011
• Rosebud County, Marriage Record, 1957-1960; Index, 1917-1960
• Sanders County Births 
• Sanders County Deaths 
• Sanders County Marriages 
• Sanders County Vital Records, 1866-2010 
• Sanders County, Birth Records, 1915-1930
• Sanders County, Death Records, 1919-2010
• Sanders County, Marriage Records, 1906-1950
• Sanders County, Marriage Records, 1906-1960
• Sheridan County, Birth Records, 1910-1930
• Sheridan County, Death Records, 1913-2010
• Sheridan County, Marriage Records, 1952-1960
• Silver Bow County Coroner's Register 1894-1933
• Stillwater County Births 
• Stillwater County Deaths 
• Stillwater County Marriages 
• Sweet Grass County Marriages 1895-1949 
• Sweet Grass County Newspaper Vitals Announcements 
• Sweet Grass County Records, 1887-2011
• Sweet Grass County Vital Records, 1887-2011 
• Sweet Grass County, Birth and Death Records, 1895-1918
• Sweet Grass County, Birth Records, 1892-1930
• Sweet Grass County, Death Records, 1904-2011
• Teton County Records, 1881-2012
• Teton County Vital Records, 1881-2012 
• Teton County, Birth Records, 1897-1930
• Teton County, Death Records, 1898-2012
• Teton County, Marriage Records, 1892-1985
• Toole County Records, 1913-1960
• Toole County Vital Records, 1913-1960 
• Toole County, Burial Records, 1944-1978
• Toole County, Marriage Records, 1913-2012
• Western Marriage Index 
• Wibaux County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Yellowstone County Death Records 
• Yellowstone County Marriages 1882-1887 
• Yellowstone County Records, 1881-2011
• Yellowstone County Vital Records, 1881-2011 
• Yellowstone County, Marriage Records, 1952-1959

​
​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Montana Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Hawaii.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Hawaii

• Hawaii Births and Christenings, 1852-1933 
• Hawaii County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Hawaii County Obituaries and Death Information 
• Hawaii Deaths and Burials, 1862-1919 
• Hawaii Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries 1980-present 
• Hawaii Death Register Indexes (by island), 1896-1903
• Hawaii Genealogy Indexes 
• Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1922 
• Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1954 
• Hawaii Index to Archives of Marriage Records, 1826-1910
• Hawaii State Archives, Vital Statistics Collection
• Hawaiian Electronic Library Marriages and Deaths 1826-1929 
• Hawaiian Newspaper Index to Births pre-1950
• Honolulu County Births 
• Honolulu County Death and Obituary Index 
• Honolulu County Marriages 
• Island Newspaper Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries 1989-2013 
• Island of Hawaii Registers of Birth, Marriage and Death, 1841-1896
• Island of Hawaii Reports of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1851-1896
• Island of Hawaii Marriage Certificates and Licenses, 1846-1900
• Island of Hawaii Marriage Register of Charles Frederick Hart, 1863-1865
• Island of Hawaii Marriage Registers of Rev. L. Lyons, 1833-1886
• Island of Hawaii Marriage Register of Rev. D. Baldwin, 1832-1835
• Island of Hawaii Marriage Register of Rev. Cowan, 1837-1879
• Island of Hawaii Marriage Register of Rev. Titus Coan, 1837-1882
• Island of Hawaii Register of Marriages performed by G. W. A. Hapai, 1887-1896
• Island of Hawaii Register of Marriages performed by Rev. O. H. Gulick, 1862-1869
• Island of Hawaii Register of Marriages performed by Rev. Elias Bond, North Kohola, 1852-1887
• Island of Hawaii Register of Marriages, 1844-1865
• Kauai County Birth Records 
• Kauai County Death Records 
• Kauai County Marriages 
• Kauai County Obituaries and Death Information 
• Maui County Birth Records 
• Maui County Death Records 
• Maui County Marriage Records 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Vital Statistics Collection, 1826-1929 - Maui 
• Vital Statistics Collection, 1826-1929 - Oahu 
• Vital Statistics Collection, 1826-1929 - Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai, and Niihau 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Hawaii Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.

During May, 2020 I have been updating the links to online BMD record collections that are available to search and/or browse for free. There are a total of 13,671 online BMD record database links that I have found for the U.S. Of these, over 8,631 have been added since the previous update. 

You can access these lists of links below, or you can always go to the BMD Records tab above.

• Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Alaska Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Arizona Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Arkansas Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• California Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Colorado Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Connecticut Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Delaware Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• District of Columbia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Florida Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Georgia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Hawaii Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Idaho Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Illinois Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Indiana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Iowa Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Kansas Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Louisiana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Maine Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Maryland Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Massachusetts Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Michigan Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Minnesota Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Mississippi Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Missouri Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Montana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Nebraska Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Nevada Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• New Hampshire Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• New Mexico Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• New York Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• North Carolina Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• North Dakota Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Ohio Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Oklahoma Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Oregon Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Rhode Island Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• South Carolina Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• South Dakota Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Tennessee Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links
• Texas Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Utah Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Vermont Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Virginia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Washington Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• West Virginia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links​ 
• Wisconsin Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 
• Wyoming Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links 

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Utah.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Utah

• Beaver County Death Registers. 1900-1905 
• Beaver County Miscellaneous Deaths 
• Beaver County Birth Registers. 1897-1905 
• Beaver County, Birth Records, 1897-1905, 1915
• Beaver County, Death Records, 1881-1949
• Beaver County, Marriage Records, 1871-2016
• Box Elder County Miscellaneous Deaths 
• Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960
• Box Elder County, Birth Records, 1915
• Box Elder County, Marriage Records, 1887-1969
• Box Elder County, Newspaper Card Index : Historical, Biographical, Vital Records
• Box Elder County, Tremonton Early Births reported by Cecilie Mary Larsen, Obstetrician
• Box Elder County, Birth/Death Certificates
• Cache County Vital Records, 1861-1955 
• Cache County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Cache County, Birth Records, 1915
• Carbon County Births and Deaths Indexes 
• Carbon County Death and Obituary Index 
• Carbon County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Carbon County, Birth Records, 1915
• Davis County Vital Records, 1869-1953 
• Davis County Birth Register. 1898-1905 
• Davis County, Birth Records, 1915
• Davis County, Births, 1898-1905
• Davis County, Bountiful District, Death Records, 1905-1942
• Davis County, Clearfield, Death Records, 1952-1953
• Davis County, Death Records, 1898-1966
• Davis County, Death Records, 1915-1952
• Davis County, Kaysville, Death Records, 1905-1953
• Davis County, Marriage Records, 1887-1957
• Davis County Records
• Deaths and Obituary Clippings from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 
• Deseret News Semi-Weekly Death and Marriage Notices, 1865-1900 
• Deseret News Weekly Death and Marriage Notices, 1852-1888 
• Duchesne County, Birth Records, 1915
• Duchesne County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Emery County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Emery County, Birth Records, 1915
• Emery County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Eureka and Payson, Births and Deaths, 1898-1903 
• Garfield County Births 1896-1897 
• Garfield County, Birth Records, 1898-1915
• Garfield County, Death Records, 1965
• Garfield County, Marriage Records, 1890-2015
• Garfield County, Register of Births, 1896-1904
• Grand County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Grand County, Birth Records, 1915
• Grand County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Iron County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Iron County, Birth Records, 1915
• Iron County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Iron County, Marriage Records, 1887-2015
• Juab County Vital Records, 1847-1948 
• Juab County, Birth Records, 1901-1902
• Juab County, Birth Records, 1915
• Juab County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Kane County Birth Registers. 1900-1905 
• Kane County, Birth Records, 1915
• Kane County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Logan Vital Statistics
• Logan, Vital Statistics, Cache County
• Millard County Death Certificates Transcriptions 1904-1907 
• Millard County, Birth Records, 1915
• Millard County, Death Records, 1965
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Morgan County, Birth Records, 1915
• Morgan County, Marriage Records, 1869-2015
• Morgan, Piute and Rich Counties, Death Records, 1965-1966
• North Ogden Marriages 
• Obits Utah Death Index 
• Ogden Standard Examiner - Marriages
• Ogden Birth Register, 1890-1905 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Piute County Birth Register. 1898 
• Piute County, Birth Records, 1915
• Piute County, Marriage Records, 1887-1951
• Rich County Birth Registers. 1989-1905 
• Rich County, Birth Records, 1915
• Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915 
• Salt Lake County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Salt Lake County, Death Records, 1849-1966 
• San Juan County Birth Information Index from Draft Cards  
• San Juan County Marriage Index 1888-1931 
• San Juan County, Birth Records, 1915
• San Juan County, Death Records, 1965
• Sanpete County Birth Register, 1898-1905 
• Sanpete County Death Register, 1898-1905 
• Sanpete County, Birth Records, 1915
• Sanpete County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Sevier County, Birth Records, 1915
• Sevier County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• St. George & Washington, Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1963-1970
• Summit County, Birth Records, 1915
• Summit County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Tooele County Vital Records, 1855-1956 
• Tooele County, Birth Records, 1915
• Tooele County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Tooele County, Marriage Records, 1887-1937
• Tremonton and Garland Deaths and Obituary Clippings 1959-2013 
• Uintah County Marriage Records, 1888-1939 
• Uintah County Birth Registers. 1898-1905 
• Uintah County, Birth Records, 1915
• Uintah County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Uintah County, Marriage Records, 1888-2015
• Utah Birth Certificate Index 
• Utah Birth Records, 1911
• Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 
• Utah County Marriages 
• Utah County Vital Records, 1850-1962 
• Utah County, Birth Records, 1898-1905
• Utah County, Birth Records, 1915
• Utah County, Death Records, 1898-1966
• Utah County, Marriage Records, 1887-2011
• Utah County, Provo, Birth Records, 1900-1905
• Utah Death and Burial Index 
• Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1965 
• Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1951
• Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964 
• Utah Death Certificates, 1952-1956
• Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 
• Utah Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 
• Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 
• Utah, Birth Register, 1898-1905
• Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941
• Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937
• Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940 
• Utah, Death Certificates, 1957-1958
• Utah, Death Records, 1959-1964
• Utah, Death Register, 1898-1905
• Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
• Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966
• Utah, Military Death Records for WWII and Korean War, 1941-1953
• Wasatch County Birth Information Index from Draft Cards  
• Wasatch County Marriage Licenses 1887-2001 
• Wasatch County, Birth Records, 1915
• Wasatch County, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Washington and Wayne Counties, Death Records, 1965-1966
• Washington County Marriages 1862-1919 
• Washington County, Birth Records, 1915
• Wayne County Birth Information Index from Draft Cards  
• Wayne County Utah, Marriage Index, 1892-2006
• Wayne County, Birth Records, 1915
• Weber County Death Index 
• Weber County Marriage Licenses and Certificates 
• Weber County Marriage Licenses, 1887-1946
• Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941 
• Weber County Birth Register. 1898-1905 
• Weber County, Birth Records, 1915
• Weber County, Death Records, 1965
• Weber County, Ogden, Birth Records, 1890-1905
• Western States Marriage Index 

 ​
​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Utah Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Montana.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

 
Arizona

• Apache County Birth Indexes 
• Apache County Births and Deaths, 1887-1907
• Apache County Coroner's Inquests, 1882-1931
• Apache County Marriage Affidavits, 1889-1931
• Apache County Marriage Indexes 
• Apache County Marriages 
• Apache County Miscellaneous Births 
• Arizona Early Marriages, 1862-1912
• Arizona Birth and Death Records for Various  Counties, 1887-1912
• Arizona Birth Certificates, 1855-1926
• Arizona Births and Christenings, 1909-1917 
• Arizona Birth and Death Certificates 
• Arizona County Marriages, 1871-1964 
• Arizona Death Certificates 1870-1959
• Arizona Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911; 1933-1994 
• Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951 
• Arizona Death Record Index (Compiled from mortuary, cemetery, and church records)
• Arizona Federal Mortality Schedules 1860-1880 
• Arizona Marriage Records Search by County 
• Arizona Marriages, 1865-1949 
• Arizona Obituary Archive 
• Arizona Obituary Index to Arizona Newspapers, 1993-1994 
• Arizona Pioneers' Home (Prescott) Resident Ledger and Index, 1911-2000
• Cochise County Birth and Death Records, 1887-1909; Index to Births and Deaths & Contagious Diseases
• Cochise County Bisbee, Births and Deaths, 1907-1915
• Cochise County Deaths 
• Cochise County Douglas, Register of Births and Deaths, Douglas, 1906-1935
• Cochise County Marriage Indexes 
• Cochise County Marriages 
• Coconino County Births and Marriages 
• Coconino County Miscellaneous Births 
• Coconino County Register of Births and Deaths, 1892-1909
• Flagstaff Death Index 
• Gila County Birth and Death Records 1887-1938
• Gila County Marriage Records, 1889-1952; Indexes, 1889-1953
• Gila County Marriages 
• Gila County, Globe, Vital Statistics, 1908-1909
• Gila County, Marriage Records, 1881-1970
• Graham County Births 
• Graham County Marriages 
• Graham County Record of Births and Deaths, 1889-1909
• Greenlee County Affidavits for Marriage License, 1911-1950
• Greenlee County Births 
• Greenlee County Coroner's Inquests and Index, 1911-1967
• Greenlee County Marriage Records 1911-1955 ; Index, 1914-1995
• Maricopa County and Pima County Register of Births and Deaths,  1889-1909
• Maricopa County Marriage Records 1871-1942
• Maricopa County Marriages 
• Maricopa County Registers of Births and Deaths, 1881-1909
• Maricopa County, Marriage Records 1871 to November, 1888
• Maricopa County, Phoenix Record of Deaths, 1893-1915
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Mohave County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Mohave County Record of Births and Deaths, 1887-1909
• Mohave County Vital Records Indexes 
• Navajo County Births and Deaths 1895-1912
• Navajo County Marriages 
• Navajo County Miscellaneous Records, 1895-1924; Index, 1895-1931
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Payson Deaths, 1948-2008 
• Pima County Births 
• Pima County Death Indexes 
• Pima County Marriage Indexes 
• Pima County Marriage Licenses and Affidavits, 1879-1921; Indexes, 1881-1913
• Pima County Marriage Records 1872-1897 
• Pima County Marriage Records, 1872-1951; Indexes, 1877-1951
• Pima County Marriages 
• Pima County Miscellaneous Records, 1880-1921; Indexes, 1877-1921
• Pima County, Tucson, Birth and Death Records, 1884-1909
• Pima County, Tucson, Register of Marriages, 1884-1917
• Pinal County Birth and Death Records 1887-1910
• Pinal County Births and Deaths 
• Pinal County Marriage Records, 1875-1951 ;Index, 1875-1954
• Pinal County Marriages 
• Santa Cruz County Marriage Licenses and Certificates, 1899-1951
• Santa Cruz County Marriages 
• Santa Cruz County Record of Births and Deaths, 1903-1931
• Santa Cruz County Baptism and Marriage Records of the Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi, 1739-1767
• West Valley Genealogical Society Deaths 
• Western States Historical Marriage Records Index 
• Winslow Permit for Burial or Removal, 1925-1932
• Yavapai County Coroner Inquests, 1867-1929
• Yavapai County Deaths 
• Yavapai County Marriages 
• Yavapai County Records of Births and Deaths, 1887-1938
• Yuma County Birth and Death Records, 1888-1893
• Yuma County Birth Index 
• Yuma County Births 
• Yuma County Death Index 
• Yuma County Death Records, 1915-1948
• Yuma County Deaths 
• Yuma County Marriages 

​​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Arizona Links, click on the category of interest:​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Nevada.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

​
Nevada

• Carson City Birth and Death Records 
• Carson City Marriage Records 
• Churchill County Genealogy Index 
• Clark County Newspapers Birth Announcements 1911-1970
• Clark County Marriage Record Search
• ​Clark County Marriages 
• Clark County. Mesquite, Cemetery and Death Records 1900-1948
• Douglas County Marriage Index 
• Douglas County Marriages 
• Elko County Death and Burial Index 
• Elko County Marriage Index 
• Elko County Marriage Inquiry 
• Elko County Miscellaneous Marriage Licenses 
• Esmeralda County Marriages
• Eureka County Death Records 1887-1971
• Lincoln County, Caliente, Marriage License Records completed by Evan H. Edwards, Justice of the Peace, 1935-1948
• Lyon County Marriage Inquiry 
• Lyon County Yerington Times newspaper Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1910-1919
• Mineral County Deaths 
• Mineral County Marriage Search 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Nevada County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1992 
• Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993 
• Nevada Death and Obituary Index 
• Nevada Death Index 
• Nevada Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1870-1880 
• Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005 
• Nevada, Marriage Index, 1860-1987
• Nevada Newspapers Birth Notices 1961-1968
• Nevada Newspapers Marriage Notices 1906-1968
• Nevada State Journal Vital Records, 1968-1971
• Nye County Marriage Search 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Pahrump Chief Tecopa Cemetery, Births and Deaths
• Storey County Genealogical Records 
• Storey County Coroner's Record of Deaths 1879-1887
• Storey County Coroner's Record of Deaths 1887-1911
• Washoe County Marriages Index 
• Washoe County Miscellaneous Marriages 
• Washoe County, Reno Hillside Cemetery Death and Burial Records
• Western States Marriage Index 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Nevada Links, click on the category of interest:​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Alaska.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Alaska

• Alaska Deaths Index 
• Alaska Pioneer Deaths and Obituaries (Transcribed) 
• Alaska Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church Index to Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1900-1936
• Alaska Sportsman Magazine Death Index and Transcribed Obituaries 
• Alaska State Archives Vital Statistics by Name 
• Alaska Vital Records Indexes 
• Alaska, Coroner's Inquests, 1904-1959
• Alaska, Marriage Records, 1913-1935
• Alaska, Mixed Vital Records, 1901-1929
• Alaska, Mixed Vital Records, 1916-1929
• Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959 
• Aleutian Islands, Birth Records, 1915-1952
• Aleutian Islands, Death Records, 1913-1953
• Aleutian Islands, Marriage Records, 1913-1953
• Aleutian Islands, Mixed Birth Records, 1927-1950
• Anchorage Master Death Index 
• Anchorage, Coroner's Records, ca. 1900-1959
• Bethel & Kusilvak Census Areas Births 
• Bethel Precinct, Death Records, 1916-1974
• Bethel Precinct, Marriage Records, 1916-1995
• Bethel, Coroner's Records, 1914-1955
• Bethel, Miscellaneous Records, 1912-1913
• Cape Nome Precinct, Birth Records, 1896-1921
• Cape Nome Precinct, Coroner's Records, 1900-1959
• Cape Nome Precinct, Death Records, 1899-1937
• Cape Nome Precinct, Mixed Vital Records, 1915-1949
• Cape Nome, Marriage Records, 1913-1959
• Chandalar Precinct, Marriage Records, 1921-1949
• Chichagof Precinct, Marriage Records, 1918-1931
• Chichagof Precinct, Marriage Records, 1918-1936
• Circle Precinct, Death Records, 1913-1950
• Circle Precinct, Marriage Records, 1913-1952
• Copper Center, Coroner's Inquests, 1949-1954
• Cordova, Marriage Records, 1917-1960
• Cordova, Miscellaneous Records, 1911-1958
• Council City, Birth Records, 1913-1915
• Council City, Death Records, 1913-1915
• Denali Borough Deaths 
• Douglas, Alaska & Yukon Vital Records  1898-1922 as Reported in the Weekly Douglas Island Newspaper
• Douglas, Death Records, 1915-1930
• Douglas, Marriage Records, 1901-1930
• Douglas, Miscellaneous Records, 1916-1929
• Eagle, Birth Records, 1900-1915
• Eagle, Death Records, 1900-1915
• Eagle, Marriage Records, 1913-1952
• Eagle, Marriage Records, 1916-1948
• East Aleutian Islands Borough Births 
• East Aleutian Islands Borough Deaths 
• Fairbanks North Star Borough Births 
• Fairbanks North Star Borough Deaths 
• Fairbanks North Star Borough Marriages 
• Fairbanks Precinct, Miscellaneous Vital Records, 1917-1967
• Fairbanks, Birth Records, 1904-1967
• Fairbanks, Coroner's Inquests, 1904-1960
• Fairbanks, Court Records, 1901-1960
• Fairbanks, Court Records, 1901-1960
• Fairbanks, Death Records, 1913-1915
• Fairbanks, Marriage Records, 1905-1969
• Fairhaven, Death Records, 1914-1961
• Fairhaven, Marriage Records, 1902-1959
• Fort Yukon, Death Records, 1915-1967
• Fort Yukon, Marriage Records, 1924-1959
• Forty Mile Precinct, Death Records, 1915-1933
• Forty Mile Precinct, Marriage Records, 1903-1926
• Gold Precinct, Death Records, 1916-1942
• Gold Precinct, Marriage Records, 1917-1941
• Goodnews Bay, Death Records, 1939-1948
• Goodnews Bay, Marriage Records, 1939-1948
• Haines, Court Records, 1941-1959
• Haines, Death Records, 1946-1959
• Haines, Marriage Records, 1941-1959
• Homer, Marriage Records, 1950-1960
• Hoonah, Death Records, 1918-1921
• Hoonah, Marriage Records, 1918-1954
• Hyder, Death Records, 1921-1957
• Hyder, Marriage Records, 1920-1957
• Juneau and Douglas, Marriage Records, 1898-1905
• Juneau Borough Births 
• Juneau Borough Deaths 
• Juneau Borough Marriages 
• Juneau, Birth Records, 1913-1915
• Juneau, Coroner's Records, 1899-1969
• Juneau, Death Records, 1903-1960
• Juneau, Index to Vital Statistics, 1903-1915
• Juneau, Marriage Records, 1903-1960
• Juneau, Mixed Records, 1884-1896
• Juneau, Probate and Marriage Records, 1884-1960
• Karluk, Death Records, 1925-1949
• Karluk, Marriage Records, 1926-1940
• Kenai, Death Records, 1916-1950
• Kenai, Marriage Records, 1916-1960
• Ketchikan Borough Deaths 
• Ketchikan, Birth Records, 1912-1915
• Ketchikan, Death Records, 1912-1959
• Ketchikan, Marriage Records, 1901-1959
• Killisnoo, Marriage Records, 1918-1921
• Kodiak Island Borough Deaths 
• Kodiak Island Borough Births 
• Kodiak Precinct, Death Records, 1927-1959
• Kodiak, Court Records, 1922-1959
• Kodiak, Marriage Records, 1900-1963
• Kotzebue, Birth Records, 1913-1915
• Kougarok, Birth Records, 1915
• Kougarok, Marriage Records, 1917
• Koyuk, Marriage Records, 1918-1950
• Koyukuk Precinct, Commissioner's Records, 1949
• Koyukuk Precinct, Commissioner's Records, 1949
• Koyukuk Precinct, Death Records, 1915-1950
• Koyukuk Precinct, Marriage Records, 1904-1949
• Lake and Peninsula Borough Births 
• Lake and Peninsula Borough Deaths 
• Manley Hot Springs, Marriage Records, 1914-1971
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough Deaths 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Mountain Village, Birth Records, 1914-1915
• Nenana Precinct, Coroner's Records, 1918-1959
• Noatak-Kobuk Precinct, Death Records, 1913-1965
• Noatak-Kobuk Precinct, Marriage Records, 1913-1962
• Nome Census Area Marriages and Deaths 
• Nome, Birth Records, 1913-1916
• Nome, Coroner's Inquests, 1900-1959
• Nome, Death Records, 1813-1915
• Nome, Marriage Records, 1813-1957
• North Slope Borough Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Northwest Arctic Borough Deaths 
• Nulato Precinct, Death Records, 1925-1955
• Nulato Precinct, Marriage Records, 1917-1976
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Palmer, Marriage Records, 1951-1963
• Petersburg, Coroner's Records, 1924-1959
• Petersburg, Marriage Records, 1905-1959
• Petersburg, Miscellaneous Records, 1925-1961
• Point Hope, Marriage Records, 1919
• Rampart Precinct, Birth Records, 1909-1911
• Rampart, Death Records, 1903-1951
• Rampart, Marriage Records, 1901-1951
• Russian Orthodox Church Records, 1845-1917
• Salcha, Birth Records, 1914-1915
• Salchaket, Death Records, 1815-1924
• Selawik and Shungnak, Birth Records, 1914-1915
• Seldovia, Death Records, 1930-1990
• Seldovia, Marriage Records, 1921-1960
• Seward, Coroner's Records, ca. 1900-1959
• Seward, Marriage Records, 1950-1959
• Shishmaref, Marriage Records, 1940-1950
• Sitka, Birth Records, 1816-1867
• Sitka, Coroner's Records, 1912-1944
• Sitka, Death Records, 1817-1866, 1930-1959
• Sitka, Marriage Records, 1816-1933
• Skagway Borough Borough Deaths 
• Skagway, Coroner's Records, 1898-1935
• Tanana and Fort Gibbon Military Base, Coroner's Records, 1908-1922
• Tanana Precinct, Marriage Records, 1917-1922
• Teller, Birth Records, 1913-1915
• Teller, Death Records, 1913-1958
• Teller, Marriage Records, 1914-1958
• Teller, Mixed Vital Records, 1896-1951
• Tenakee, Death Records, 1915-1937
• Tok, Marriage Records, 1952-1961
• Tolovana, Marriage Records, 1938-1940
• Tundra Times Newspaper Index (and clippings) 1962-1997 
• Unga Precinct, Death Records, 1927-1941
• Unga Precinct, Marriage Records, 1929-1951
• Unga, Mixed Records : Marriage, Probate, Deeds, 1897-1900
• Valdez, Marriage Records, 1917-1960
• Valdez, Marriage Records, 1917-1960
• Wade Hampton Precinct, Death Records, 1915-1966
• Wade Hampton Precinct, Marriage Records, 1915-1971
• Western States Marriage Index 
• Whittier, Coroner's Records, ca. 1900-1959
• Whittier, Coroner's Records, ca. 1900-1959
• Wiseman, Birth Records, 1913-1947
• Wrangell & Petersburg Boroughs Deaths 
• Wrangell, Coroner's Inquests, 1903-1959
• Wrangell, Coroner's Inquests, 1903-1959
• Yakutat Borough Births and Deaths 
• Yakutat Borough Death Records
• Yakutat Precinct, Marriage Records, 1915-1977
• Yakutat Precinct, Marriage Records, 1915-1977
• Yakutat, Death Records, 1937-1954
• Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area Deaths 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Alaska Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of California.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

California

• Alameda City, Births, 1985-2007
• Alameda County, California Deaths, 1889-1894 
• Alameda County, California Deaths, 1895-1901 
• Antioch Ledger Newspaper Vital Records, 2 Apr 1870-17, Mar 1877
• Bay Area Reporter Deaths and Obituary Clippings  
• Butte County Marriage Index, 1949-1959
• Butte County Vital Records 1854-1897 
• Butte County, Birth Index, ca. 1853-1950
• Butte County, Coroners Inquests, 1851-1963
• Butte County, Death Index, ca. 1853-1950
• Butte County, Marriage Index, ca. 1853-1950
• Calaveras County Coroner's Inquest Records, 1854-1955 and Index 1854-1956
• Calaveras County, Newspaper File Index, 1860-1950
• California Birth Index, 1905-1995 
• California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 
• California Cemeteries Vital Records to 1962
• California County Marriages, 1843-1918 
• California Death Index, 1905-1939 
• California Death Index, 1940-1997 
• California Federal Mortality Schedules 1880 
• California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 
• California Marriages, 1850-1945 
• California Mother Lode Birth Records 1856-1915
• California State Library, Vital Statistics Index ca. 1800's-1920
• California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 
• California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 
• California, Indexes for Brides and Grooms, 1949-1959
• Del Norte County Birth Indexes 
• Del Norte County Death Indexes 
• Early California Population Project 
• Early Livermore Death and Obituary Indexes  
• El Dorado County Marriage Indexes 
• El Dorado County, Births, 1902-1982, Marriages, 1859-1932, Deaths, 1909-1928; and Indexes, 1904-1987
• Fillmore, Ventura County Obituary Index 
• Fresno County Marriage Records (, California), 1856-1920; Indexes, 1856-1919
• Fresno County, Index to Births 1893-1975
• Grass Valley Birth (1890-1894) and Death Records (1857-1905)
• Healdsburg Death Certificates, 1905-1915
• Hollister Register of Deaths 1905-1920
• Humboldt County Church Marriage Indexes 
• Humboldt County Register of Deaths, 1873-1905
• Inyo County Death Records, 1905-1919
• Kern County Death Index pre-1905 
• Kern County Marriage Records 
• Kern County, Kern Valley Sun Newspaper Obituaries, 1969-1993
• Lake County Birth Index 
• Lake County Death Records, 1867-1957
• Lake County Index to Certificates of Death, 1918-1984
• Lake County Newspaper Death Index 
• Lake County Newspaper Marriage Index 
• Lassen County Births 
• Lodi, Certificates of Birth, 1915-1922
• Lompoc Vital Records 1915-1919
• Long Beach Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries 
• Long Beach, Birth Records, 1920-1930
• Long Beach, Death Certificates, 1958-1960
• Long Beach, Report of Births, Deaths and Index, 1904-1917 
• Los Angeles City, Birth Records 1906-1930
• Los Angeles City, Death Records 1905-1930
• Los Angeles City, Index of Deaths, 1877-1962 and Death Records, 1930-1963
• Los Angeles County Index to Marriages 1951-1957 and Marriage Records 1951-1958
• Los Angeles County Marriage Records, 1871-1950 ; Indexes, 1856-1950
• Los Angeles County, Birth Records 1906-1930
• Los Angeles County, Index to Deaths, 1905-1978 and Death Records, 1889-1960
• Los Angeles County, Original Birth (1849-1901) and Death Records (1874-1901)
• Los Angeles Daily Times Births, Marriages and Deaths 1881-1886
• Los Angeles Public Library Death Index  
• Los Gatos Deaths and Obituary Clippings 
• Madera County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Mariposa County Births, Marriages, and Transcribed Obituaries 
• Mendocino County Birth Certificates, 1909-1919
• Mendocino County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Mendocino County Death Index 1861-1924
• Mendocino County Index Births 1861-1924
• Mendocino County Index Marriages 1861-1924
• Mendocino County Marriage Records, 1859-1924
• Merced County Early Marriages, 1855-1905
• Merced County Vital Records Indexes 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Modesto Sextons Records, 1902-1918
• Monterey County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Napa and Butte Counties Death Index and Obituary Clippings 1866-1992 
• Napa County, Deaths, 1873-1905
• Nevada County Marriages 
• Nevada County, Marriage Records, 1895-1950 ; Indexes, 1856-1958 
• Northern California Mortuary Records 1849-1900
• Oakland Births, Marriages, Deaths and Obituary Clippings 1985-2011 
• Oakland Family History Center Newspaper Record Collection, 1980-2011
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Orange County Miscellaneous Newspaper Birth, Marriage, and Death Announcements 
• Palmdale Death Index 
• Pasadena, Death Certificates, 1958-1960
• Petaluma Registers of Births and Deaths, 1885-1920
• Placer County, St. Josephs Catholic Church Marriages and Death Index 
• Placer, Shasta and Yuba Counties Early California Wills and Vital Statistics 1849-1900
• San Andreas, Groom and Bride Index 1854-1905; Marriage, Death and Birth indexes 1856-1994
• San Bernardino County Birth Records, 1872-1905, 1872-1905
• San Bernardino County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• San Diego County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• San Diego County, Earliest Marriage Papers, 1850-1866
• San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979 
• San Francisco Call Index 
• San Francisco City and County Coroner's Register, 1927-1954
• San Francisco County Marriage Records, 1904-1975
• San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997 
• San Francisco Death Index - Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) 1882-1892 
• San Francisco Masonic Cemetery Vital Records
• San Francisco Vital Indexes and Records 
• San Francisco Vital Records from the Daily Alta California Newspaper 1854
• San Francisco Vital Records from the Daily Evening Bulletin Newspaper 1856, 1857
• San Francisco Vital Records Indexes 
• San Joaquin County, Certificates of Marriages, 1905-1915; Indexes, 1850-1949
• San Joaquin County Deaths and Obituary Clippings 1850-1991 
• San Luis Obispo County  Death notices, obituaries and articles : 1888-1903
• San Luis Obispo County Birth. Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• San Luis Obispo County Marriage Records 1850-1913
• San Mateo County Birth, Death, and Marriages Indexes, 1853-1948  
• San Mateo County Records, 1851-1991
• San Mateo County, Coroners' Reports, 1865-1991
• San Mateo County, Marriage Records, 1927-1943
• Santa Barbara Birth Records (1910-1920) and Death Records (1911-1922)
• Santa Barbara County Births 
• Santa Barbara County Deaths 
• Santa Barbara County Marriages 
• Santa Clara County Death Records, 1873-1905
• Santa Clara County Early Vitals Indexes 
• Santa Clara County Marriage Licenses Card index, ca. 1846-1946
• Santa Cruz County Births & Deaths from Early Newspapers
• Santa Cruz County, Marriages from Early Newspapers
• Santa Maria, Birth (1915-1918) and Death (1910-1918) Records
• Santa Rosa Record of Births and Deaths, 1871-1926
• Sebastopol Register of Births and Deaths, 1915-1920
• Shasta County Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries 
• Sonoma County Birth Records 1858-1919
• Sonoma, Register of Births and Deaths, 1915-1920
• Stanislaus County Burial Permits, 1889-1918
• Stanislaus County Courthouse Records, Marriages, 1854-1906 and Wills, 1872-1908
• Stanislaus County Marriages 
• Stockton Vital Records from Newspapers, 1850-1852
• Stockton, Certificates of Birth, 1903-1929
• Tracy, Certificates of Birth, 1915-1928
• Tracy, Death Certificates, 1915-1929
• Trinity County Marriage Indexes 
• Tulare County Marriages 
• Tulare County Vital Records Indexes 
• Ventura County Birth Records 
• Ventura County Marriage and Death Indexes 
• Ventura County Marriage Indexes 
• Western States Historical Marriage Records Index 
• Yucaipa Valley Death and Obituary Indexes

  ​​
​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free California Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Wyoming.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Wyoming

• Afton - Star Valley Independent Deaths and Obituaries, 1901-2015 
• Albany County Marriage Index 
• Albany County Register of Births and Deaths
• Almy Cemetery Births and Deaths
• Big Horn County Death Index pre-1929 
• Campbell County Births and Marriages 
• Campbell County Death and Obituary Index 
• Campbell County Index to Births, Deaths, & Marriages 
• Casper, Natrona County Marriage Licenses 1890-1917
• Cheyenne First Presbyterian Church, Births, Marriages, and Deaths
• Crook County Marriages 
• Hot Springs County Marriage Records 
• Laramie County Marriage Index 
• Laramie County Marriage Search 
• Laramie Township Marriages 1887-1891  
• Laramie, St. Matthew's Cathedral, Episcopal Church Births, Marriages, and Deaths
• Lincoln County Marriage Certificates 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Natrona County Birth Indexes 
• Natrona County Death Indexes 
• Natrona County Marriage Indexes 
• Niobrara County Birth Index 
• Niobrara County Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Sheridan County Marriage Index 
• Sublette County Newspaper Extracts of Births, Marriages, and Deaths from Big Piney Examiner 1912-2006
• Sweetwater County Vital Records Indexes 
• Uinta County, Evanston, Wyoming State Hospital Death Records
• Washakie County Deaths pre-1939 
• Washakie County Vital Records 1906-1908
• Weston County Marriage Index 1890 - 1899
• Weston County Marriage Index 1900 - 1905
• Western States Marriage Index 
• Wyoming Death Certificate Database 
• Wyoming Death Records, 1900-1952
• Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923 
• Wyoming Marriages, 1877-1920 
• Wyoming Marriage Records, 1952-1966
• Wyoming Mortality Schedule 1880

​​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​​

For other Free Wyoming Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and often scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.

There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online from the Mid-West states of the U.S. Also included is the total number of BMD record collection links and the added collections from the previous update.

• Illinois Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (422 total, 287 new)
• Indiana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (403 total, 236 new)
• Iowa Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (297 total, 127 new)
• Kansas Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (202 total, 105 new)
• Michigan Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (393 total, 274 new)
• Minnesota Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (235 total, 159 new)
• Missouri Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (492 total, 368 new)
• Nebraska Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (114 total, 25 new)
• North Dakota Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (53 total, 26 new)
• Ohio Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (578 total, 460 new)
• Oklahoma Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (186 total, 117 new)
• South Dakota Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (50 total, 27 new)
• Wisconsin Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (132 total, 33 new)

​
​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and often scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.

There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online from the Southern states of the U.S. Also included is the total number of BMD record collection links and the added collections from the previous update

• Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (265 total, 181 new)
• Arkansas Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (230 total, 133 new)
• Florida Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (250 total, 159 new)
• Georgia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (427 total, 297 new)
• Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (629 total, 482 new)
• Louisiana Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (129 total, 58 new)
• Mississippi Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (123 total, 28 new)
• Missouri Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (492 total, 368 new)
• North Carolina Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (623 total, 512 new)
• Oklahoma Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (186 total, 117 new)
• South Carolina Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (110 total, 47 new)
• Tennessee Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (465 total, 324 new)
• Texas Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (460 total, 302 new)
• Virginia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (260 total, 159 new)
• West Virginia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links (411 total, 332 new)

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Wisconsin.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Wisconsin 

• Adams County Death Index through 1920 
• Adams County Marriage Index 
• Appleton Death and Obituary Indexes 
• Ashland County Vital Records 
• Barron County Births pre-1907 
• Barron County Death Indexes 
• Barron County Marriage Indexes 
• Brown County Miscellaneous Deaths 
• Brown County Miscellaneous Marriages 
• Burnett County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Calumet County, Death Records, 1900-2001 
• Chippewa County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Chippewa County  Births and Deaths 1886 source - South Chippewa Star
• Chippewa County  Births, Marriages and Deaths - 1886 source - Chippewa Falls Workman
• Chippewa County  Births, Marriages and Deaths 1870-1874
• Chippewa County  Births, Marriages and Deaths 1894 source - The People's Paper
• Chippewa County  Marriages and Deaths - 1895 source - Chippewa Current
• Chippewa County  Marriages and Deaths 1866-1872
• Clark County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Clintonville Death and Obituary Index 
• Columbia County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Crawford County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Dane County Marriages 1839-1907 
• Dodge County Citizen Newspaper Index: 1856-1914, 1917-1919
• Door County Baptismal Records 
• Door County Death Index - 1857 - 1933 
• Door County Marriage Index pre-1927 
• Dunn County Death Records, 1832-1979
• Eau Claire Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes  
• Eau Claire County Births and Deaths 
• Eau Claire County  Coroner's docket, 1900-1944
• Florence County Vital Records 
• Fond du Lac County Births 
• Fond du Lac County Marriage Index 
• Fond Du Lac County, Marriage applications card file, 1899-1930
• Fond du Lac Marriage and Death/Obituary Indexes 
• Fond du Lac Public Library Records, 1848-1980
• Fond du Lac Public Library Records, 1848-1980  
• Grant County Birth Indexes 
• Grant County Marriages 
• Green County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Green County Death and Obituary Indexes 
• Green Lake County Marriage Indexes 
• Green Lake County Marriages and Deaths Indexes 
• Janesville Death and Obituary Index 
• Jefferson County Territorial Marriages, to the date of statehood, May 29, 1848
• Juneau County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Kenosha County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Kenosha County Record of Certificates of Marriages, 1850-1853, and Record of Certificates of ordinations of ministers of the gospel, 1850-1928
• Kewaunee County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• La Crosse Vital Records, 1852-1880
• Lac du Flambeau Agency Vital Records for Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians 1924-1935
• Lac du Flambeau Agency Vital Records for Chippewa Indians  1924-1932
• Lac du Flambeau Agency Vital Records for Lac Courte Oreilles Band Chippewa Indians  1924-1932
• Lac du Flambeau Agency Vital Records for Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians  1924-1932
• Lac du Flambeau Agency Vital Records for Wisconsin Potawatomi Band of Chippewa Indians 1924-1935
• LaCrosse Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Lafayette County Marriages 
• Lake Geneva Birth Index 
• Langlade County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes pre-1907 
• Lincoln County Deaths and Obituary Transcriptions 
• Lincoln County Vital Records 
• Manitowoc County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Marathon County , Marriages, Births, Deaths (pre-1880)
• Marathon County Deaths and Obituary Transcriptions 
• Marathon County Vital Records Indexes 
• Menominee County Birth and Death Indexes 
• Menominee County Journal Obituary Index 1893-2017 
• Menominee Reservation Vital Records for the Menominee Indians, 1925-1932
• Menominee Reservation Vital Records for the Oneida Indians, 1925-1932
• Milwaukee County Births and Marriages 
• Milwaukee County Deaths 
• Milwaukee County First Marriages and Licenses 1836-1849
• Milwaukee County Marriage Certificates 
• Milwaukee County Marriage Index 
• Milwaukee County  Territory Index to Book A Marriage Records 1836-1848
• Milwaukee Jewish Museum Death and Burial Index 
• Milwaukee Jewish Museum Marriage Records 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Oshkosh Death and Obituary Index 
• Ozaukee County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Phillips Death and Obituary Index 
• Pierce County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Polk County Death Index 
• Portage County, Registration of Births with Index, 1876-1898
• Portage County, Registration of Marriages with Index, 1844-1897
• Price County Vital Records 
• Racine County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Richland County Death and Obituary Index 
• Ripon Death and Obituary Index 
• Rock County Death and Obituary Index 
• Sauk County Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages in local papers 
• Sauk County Marriages, 1844-1852, vol. 1
• Sawyer County Birth Indexes 
• Sawyer County Death Index 
•  Sawyer County Marriage Indexes 
• Shawano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records, 1850-2007 
• Shawano County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Shawano County Birth Records Index, 1850-1919
• Shawano County Death Index, ca. 1845-1939
• Sheboygan County Birth, Marriage, and Death Index 
• St. Croix County Marriages 1852-1867
• St. Croix County Marriages 1852-1867
• Taylor County Birth and Death Records 
• Taylor County Death and Marriage Index
• Trempealeau County Death and Obituary Index 
• Trempealeau County Marriage and Death Indexes 
• Vilas County Death and Obituary Index 
• Washburn County Vital Records 
• Washington County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Waukesha County Death and Obituary Indexes 
• Waupaca County Vital Records Indexes 
• Waushara County Death and Obituary Index 
• Winnebago County Marriage Announcements 
• Winneconne Birth, Marriage, and Death/Obituary Indexes 
• Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907 
• Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926 
• Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907 
• Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997 
• Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968 
• Wisconsin Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 
• Wisconsin Historical Society Vitals Index, 1852-1907 
• Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles 
• Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997 
• Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930 
• Wisconsin State Death Index 1959-1979 
• Wisconsin State Death Index 1979-1984 
• Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911 
• Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907 
• Wood County Births 
• Wood County Marriages 

​​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​​

For other Free Wisconsin Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Louisiana.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

Louisiana

• Acadia Parish Death and Obituary Index 
• Acadia Parish Marriage Index 1886-1999 
• Acadia Parish Marriage Licenses 1887-1893 
• Allen Parish Index to Marriages, 1913-1983 ; Marriage Records, 1913-1928
• Archdiocese of New Orleans Online Sacramental Records  
• Ascension Parish Marriage Contracts
• Ascension Parish Marriages pre-1930 
• Assumption Parish Deaths 1900-1914 
• Assumption Parish Marriage records 1790-1926; Marriage Index, 1800-1971
• Attakapas District Records
• Avoyelles Parish Marriages pre- 1850 
• Beauregard Parish Death Index 
• Bienville Parish Marriages Volumes A thru I, 1849-1901 
• Bienville Parish Marriages 1849-1886
• Caddo Parish Marriages pre-1930 
• Caddo Parish Online Marriage Index 
• Calcasieu Parish Death Indexes 
• Calcasieu Parish Marriages 
• Calcasieu Parish Marriage Record, 1910-1929
• Calcasieu Parish Marriages, 1910-1917; Marriage Index, 1910-1971
• Cameron Parish Marriages 
• Catahoula Parish Marriages 
• Concordia Parish - Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records 
• Concordia Parish Death Indexes 
• Concordia Parish Marriages 1847-1919 
• DeSoto Parish Marriages 
• DeSoto Parish Marriage License Records, DeSoto Parish 1843-1900
• Early Marriages of Pointe Coupee, 1771-1843
• East Carroll Parish Marriages 
• Evangeline Parish Marriages 1911-1912 
• Evangeline Parish Index to Marriages, 1912-1950 ; Marriage Records, 1911-1929
• Franklin Parish Marriages 1840-1930s 
• Franklin Parish Index to Marriage Book A
• French Colonial Louisiana Marriage Contracts
• Iberia Parish Marriages 
• Iberia Parish Marriage Records, 1875-1916; Index to Marriages, 1868-1971
• Iberville Parish Marriages 1770-1999 
• Jefferson Davis Parish Deaths 
• Jefferson Davis Parish Index to Marriages, 1913-1970 ; Marriage Record, 1913-1929
• Jefferson Parish Death Index  
• Jefferson Parish Marriage Certificates of Jefferson and Orleans parishes, 1846-1856
• Jefferson Parish Marriage Certificates, Carrollton, 1865-1877
• Jefferson Parish Marriage Licenses, 1846-1859
• Jefferson Parish Register of Deaths, 1868-1870; Death Certificates, 1869
• Lincoln Parish Marriage and Cemetery Records
• Livingston Parish Marriages 
• Louisiana Bible Records, Family Histories and Marriage Records, 1961
• Louisiana Bible Records, Vols. 2-4, 1951, 1955-1956
• Louisiana Bible, Family History, Church History, Marriages, etc. 1960
• Louisiana Biography and Obituary and Death Index ​ 
• Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934 
• Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 
• Louisiana Early Court and Church Records
• Louisiana Early Marriages 
• Louisiana Federal Census Record Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 
• Louisiana Marriage Records Index and Contracts 1718-1900
• Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906 
• Louisiana Miscellaneous Vital Records
• Louisiana Secretary of State Birth Records Index 
• Louisiana Secretary of State Death Records Index 
• Louisiana Secretary of State Marriage Records Index 
• Louisiana Miscellaneous Vital Records, 1700-1900
• Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957 
• Madison Parish Death Records 1900-1949 
• Madison Parish Marriage Records 1866-1900 
• Madison Parish Marriages 
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Morehouse Parish Marriages 1869-1876 
• Morehouse Parish Marriage Records 1875-1899
• Natchitoches Parish Marriage Licenses January 1 to February 8, 1915
• Natchitoches Parish Marriages recorded in Notarial Book #8
• Natchitoches Parish Marriages recorded in notarial book 12
• Natchitoches Times Marriage Licenses February 18, 1915 to March 22, 1915
• Natchitoches Parish Marriages May 21, 1813 to February 11, 1817
• New Orleans Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral Baptismal, Marriage and Death Records 1849-1900
• New Orleans Daily Picayune Newspaper Marriage Index 1837-1857 
• New Orleans Deaths and Marriages: 1855-1856
• New Orleans Justices of the Peace, Index to Marriage Records, 1846-1880 
• New Orleans Marriage Records 1846-1880 
• New Orleans Marriage Records; Licenses and Certificates, 1880-1916
• New Orleans Miscellaneous Death Reports and Indexes, 1862-1863, 1926
• New Orleans Newspaper Marriage Index 1804-1899
• New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish Marriage Records 1846-1860
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Orleans Parish Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Orleans Parish Death Records & Certificates, 1819-1954; Index to Death Records,1804-1954
• Orleans Parish Marriage Ledgers, 1870-1950, with indexes, 1844-1845, 1847, 1849-1950; Delayed Recordings of Marriage Certificates, 1873-1969; Index of Unrecorded Marriages 1870
• Orleans Parish marriage Licenses and Certificates, 1834-1888
• Orleans Parish Marriage Records 
• Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964 
• Orleans Parish Death Certificates, 1854-1869
• Orleans Parish Index to Death Certificates 1927-1929
• Orleans Parish Justice of Peace Marriage Index Cards 1846-1880
• Orleans Parish, Louisiana Marriage Licenses/Certificates, 1870-1942
• Ouachita Parish Marriage Index 1813 (1810)-1900
• Ouachita Parish Marriage Index, 1800-1890
• Ouachita Parish Marriage Records, 1828-1835
• Ouachita Parish Marriages 
• Plaquemines Parish Marriages and Deaths 
• Rapides Parish Marriages 
• Red River Parish Deaths 
• Richland Parish Births 
• Richland Parish Deaths 
• Sabine Parish Obituary Records 
• St. Helena Parish Marriage Licenses, 1840-1849
• St. Helena Parish Marriages 
• St. John Parish Cemeteries Death Indexes 
• St. Landry Parish Marriage Records 
• St. Landry Parish Marriage Records, 1807-1916; Index to Marriages, 1807-1979
• St. Martin Parish  Marriage Records, 1760-1900
• St. Tammany Parish  Marriage Records, 1812-1900
• St. Tammany Parish Index to Marriages, 1812-1900, v. 1
• St. Tammany Parish Marriages 
• St. Tammany Parish Marriage Records, 1810-1900
• Tangipahoa Parish Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Tensas Parish Marriages 
• Terrebonne Parish Marriage Records
• Union Parish Marriages 
• Union Parish Marriages, 1839-1852
• Vermilion Parish Marriages 1861-1891 
• Vernon Parish Births 
• Vernon Parish Deaths 
• Vernon Parish Marriages 
• Washington Parish Deaths 
• Washington Parish Marriages 
• Webster Parish 1871-1900 Marriage Record
• West Carroll Parish Marriages 
• West Feliciana Parish Marriages, 1841-1887
• Winn Parish Marriage Indexes 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Louisiana Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of North Dakota.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

North Dakota

• Adams County Marriage Records, 1907-1925
• Barnes County Marriage Records, 1880-1890 
• Bottineau County Marriage Records, 1887-1925
• Bowman County Deaths and Obituaries 
• Bowman County Marriages 
• Bowman County, Marriage Records, 1907-1925
• Burke County, Marriage Records, 1907-1929
• Burleigh County, Marriage Records, 1874-1925
• Cass County Marriage Index 1872-1944 
• Cass County, Marriage Records, 1872-1888
• Cass County, Death Records, 1974   
• Cavalier County, Marriage Records, 1877-1925
• Dickey County Births 1887-1906 
• Dickey County Marriage Index
• Dickey County, Marriage Records, 1877-1925
• Eddy County, Marriage Records, 1889-1925
• Emmons County Marriages 
• Fort Berthold Agency Records, 1885-1951
• Grand Forks Coroner Inquest Records 
• Grand Forks County Marriage Licenses, 1875-1925  
• Grand Forks County, Marriage Records, 1875-1926
• LaMoure County St. Paul Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 
• LaMoure County, Marriage Records, 1883-1925
• McHenry County Marriages 
• McHenry County, Marriage Records, 1905-1922
• McKenzie County, Marriage Records, 1908-1925
• McLean County, Marriage Records, 1891-1928
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Mountrail County, Marriage Records, 1909-1925
• Nelson County, Marriage Records, 1897-1919
• North Dakota Biography Index 
• North Dakota Department of Health Public Death Index, 1892-present 
• North Dakota Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1870-1880 
• North Dakota, County Marriages, 1882-1925 
• Oliver County Marriages 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Pembina County, Marriage Records, 1872-1932
• Ransom County, Marriage Records, 1882-1925
• Richland County Marriages 
• Richland County, Marriage Records, 1877-1925
• Sargent County Deaths and Obituaries 
• Sargent County, Marriage Records, 1885-1925
• Sioux County, Marriage Records, 1916-1925
• Standing Rock Agency Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1880-1942
• Stark County Marriages 
• State Historical Society of North Dakota - Marriage Index - pre-1925 
• Steele County, Marriage Records, 1887-1959
• Stutsman County Death Register - 1893-1933 
• Stutsman County Death Register - 1903-1952 
• Stutsman County Marriage Index 1884-1925  
• Towner County Marriages 1888-1949 
• Traill County Marriages 1872-1899 
• Ward County Marriages 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free North Dakota Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of South Dakota.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

South Dakota

• Bon Homme County Marriages 
• Brown County Deaths 
• Brule County Marriage Records 
• Butte County Deaths 
• Cheyenne River Agency Agency Records, 1869-1951
• Clark County Births 
• Clark County Deaths 
• Clark County Marriages 
• Crow Creek Agency Birth and Death Records, 1919-1939
• Crow Creek Agency Record of Births and Deaths--Lower Yanktonai Sioux, 1881-1918
• Crow Creek Agency Record of Marriage licenses--Crow Creek Agency, 1888-1922
• Dakota Territory Mortality records : Persons who died in the year ending 31 May, 1880
• Faulk County Deaths 
• Hand County Deaths 
• Hand County Obituaries and Death Notices
• Hot Springs State Soldiers' Home, Death register, 1890-1977
• Kingsbury County Marriages 1883-1886 
• Lake County Marriages
• Lyman County Birth Indexes 
• Lyman County Marriage Indexes 
• Lyman County Deaths
• Minnehaha County Marriage Records 1872-1887
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Moody County Hegre and Salem Norwegian Lutheran Church Baptisms
• Online Searchable Death Indexes​ 
• Pennington County Marriage Index 
• Perkins County Delayed Births 
• Pine Ridge Agency Agency Pension Records, 1926-1930
• Pine Ridge Agency Birth and Death Records, 1895-1950
• Pine Ridge Agency Family statistics ledger, late 1800's - early 1900's
• Pine Ridge Agency Marriage Records, 1888-1936
• Pine Ridge Agency Supplemental census, all Births and Deaths, 1946-1948
• Rapid City Journal Death Index 
• Rapid City, Mortuary Indexes, 1879-1971
• Rapid City, Obituary Index, 1968-2012
• Rosebud Agency Birth and Death Records, 1900-1946
• Rosebud Agency List of Deaths reported between June 30 and Oct. 1, 1904
• Rosebud Agency Marriage Licenses, 1906-1917
• Sioux Falls Index to Births, 1880-1990
• Sioux Falls Death Index 
• Sisseton Agency Birth and Death Records, 1928-1945
• South Dakota Birth Records 
• South Dakota County Marriage Records 
• South Dakota Death/Cemetery Index 
• South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016 
• Spotted Tail Agency Marriage Register, 1847-1878
• Standing Rock Agency Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1880-1942
• Todd County Marriage License Records - Rosebud Reservation
• Turner County Marriages
• Union County Death Index St. Peters Catholic Church 

​​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

​For other Free South Dakota Links, click on the category of interest:​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Kansas.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

​Kansas

• Allen County Marriage Index 
• Allen County Newspaper Birth, Marriage, and Death Announcements 
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1856-1890
• Allen County Marriage Records, 1856-1920
• Anderson County Marriages 
• Anderson County Marriage Records, 1857-1868
• Anderson County, Kansas Marriages to 1927 
• Bourbon County Marriage Records, 1855-1919
• Bourbon County, Marriage Records, 1857-1875
• Brown County Death Index 
• Brown County Deaths 1907-1911 
• Brown County Atchison Globe : Births, weddings, anniversaries, 1998
• Brown County Marriage Records, 1873-1904
• Brown County Marriages & Deaths Recorded from The Morrill News : Jan 1907 - Feb 18, 1907; Jan 1916 - Dec 1916
• Butler County Marriage Records
• Butler County Register of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1886-1911
• Chautauqua County Marriages
• Chautauqua County Marriage Licenses, and other Marriage Records, 1870-1913
• Cherokee County Death Index 
• Cherokee County Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1894-1911
• Cherokee County Marriage License Records and Indexes, 1867-1919
• Clark County Marriage License Record book 1, pages 1-387
• Clay County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Clay County Marriage Records, 1867-1913, 1917-1951; Index to Marriage Records, 1867-1986
• Clay County Record of Births, 1885-1911
• Cloud County Early Deaths, before 1903
• Cloud County Marriage Indexes 1868-1895 
• Coffey County Marriage Index 
• Coffey County Divorce Packets, 1881-1903
• Coffey County Marriage Affidavits, 1877-1917
• Coffey County Marriage Records, 1877-1908
• Coffey County Registers of Vital Statistics, 1877-1908
• Comanche County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Comanche County Births and Marriages 
• Cowley County Marriage Affidavits and License Records, 1870-2001
• Crawford County Birth and Death Index 
• Crawford County Early Marriage Records, 1867-1882
• Crawford County Birth and Death Records, 1887-1911
• Crawford County Divorce cases, 1867-1917 ; Indexes 1867-1985
• Crawford County Marriage Records, 1867-1918
• Decatur County Deaths 1885-1911 
• Decatur County Marriage Index 1881-1912 and 1917-1926 
• Dickinson County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Dickinson County Birth and Death notices from Early Enterprise newspapers, 1883 - 1900
• Dickinson County Marriage Register, 1861-1913, bk. A-I
• Dickinson County, Marriages 1887-1913
• Doniphan County Marriage Records, 1856-1902
• Douglas County Deaths 
• Douglas County Marriages 1854-1896 
• Douglas County Divorce Packets, 1864-1917
• Douglas County Marriage Records, 1863-1904,  Indexes, 1863-1920
• Elk County Marriage Licenses 1886 
• Elk County Divorce files, var. 1875-1917
• Elk County Index to Marriages; Marriage Records, 1895-1953
• Ford County Marriage Indexes 
• Ford County Marriages 1874-1903 
• Franklin County Marriage Index 
• Franklin County Marriages 
• Franklin County Marriage Records, 1858-1907
• Geary County Marriages 
• Geary County Marriage Records, 1860-1908
• Gove County Marriage Index 
• Gove County Gove County, Death Records, 1892-1943
• Gove County, Birth Records, 1892-1942
• Greenwood County Marriages 
• Greenwood County  Vital Statistics Registers, 1885-1911
• Greenwood County Marriage Records 1856-1901
• Harper County Marriages 
• Harvey County Marriage Licenses, 1872-1908; Index to Marriage Licenses, 1872-1913
• ​Harvey County Marriages 1872-1913 
• Harvey County Marriage Records, 1872-1951
• Harvey County Register of Deaths, 1886-1911
• Harvey County, Kansas, Marriage License Index 1872-1913 
• Haskell County Births 
• Jackson County Marriage Records, 1855-1867
• Jefferson County Marriages 1883, 1885 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1856-1867
• Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1867-1910
• Johnson County - Marriage Records 
• Johnson County Death Index 
• Johnson County Marriage Index 1867-1870 
• Johnson County Marriage Index 1870-1879 
• Johnson County Marriage Search 
• Johnson County Divorce Packets, 1883-1887
• Johnson County Marriage Records, 1857-1908
• Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 
• Kansas City (Kansas)  Record of Births, v. A-B, 1892-1903
• Kansas City (Kansas) Record of Mortality, 1892-1911
• Kansas County Birth Records, 1885-1911 
• Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 
• Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 
• Kansas Historical Society Marriage Index, 1854-1861 
• Kansas Marriage Records - Miscellaneous by County   
• Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935 
• Kansas, Fraternal Order Death Index, 1873-1969 
• Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911 
• Kansas, Mortality schedule 1870
• Labette County Birth Records, 1885-1892
• Labette County Marriages 1873-1874 
• Labette County Marriage Records, 1867-1903
• Leavenworth Marriage Index Book E, January 7, 1876 - January 13,1883
• Lincoln County Deaths 1886-1989 
• Lincoln County Vital Indexes 
• Linn County Marriages 1892-1893 
• Linn County Marriage Records, 1855-1904; Court Records, 1856-1862
• Linn County Record of Vital Statistics, 1885-1911
• Linn County, Marriage Records 1855-1865
• Lyon County Birth, Death, and Marriage Indexes 
• Marshall County Marriages 
• Marshall County Birth and Death Records, 1885-1911; Birth Index, 1885-1911
• Marshall County Marriage Licenses, 1885-1905
• Marshall County Marriage Records, 1883-1905
• Marshall County Miscellaneous Records, 1857-1995 ; indexes, 1858-1972
• McPherson County Death Index 
• McPherson County Marriage Licenses Index 
• McPherson County Birth-Death-Marriage Index 
• McPherson County Marriage Licenses, 1870-1915
• McPherson County Marriage Records, 1870-1902
• Meade County Marriage Indexes 
• Miami County Births 
• Miami County Deaths 
• Miami County Marriages 
• Miami County Deeds Records, 1857-1902 ; Indexes, 1857-1904
• Miami County Marriage Records, 1857-1902
• Miami County Registers of Marriages, Births & Deaths, 1870-1902
• Miami County, Genealogy Records  
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Montgomery County Marriages 
• Montgomery County Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1887-1911
• Montgomery County Marriage License Record, 1870-1918
• Morris County Marriages 
• Morris County Marriage Records, 1859-1908
• Nehama County Marriage Records, 1861-1906
• Nemaha Deaths and Marriages 
• Neosho County Marriages
• Neosho County Marriages Records, 1864-1908
• Neosho County Vital Statistics, 1892-1905
• Neosho County, Marriage Records, 1864-1889
• Norton County, Death Records, 1886-1901
• Norton County, Marriage Records, 1886-1902
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Osage City Death Index 
• Osage County Marriage Affidavits – Bride Index 
• Osage County Marriage Affidavits – Groom Index 
• Osage County Marriages 
• Osage County Marriage Licenses and Affidavits, 1889-1954
• Ottawa City Vital Statistics Register, 1892-1907
• Pawnee County, Marriage Records, September 15, 1873 to January 1, 1889
• Phillips County Marriages 
• Plainville Death Index 
• Potawatomi Agency Vital Statistics : Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1901-1933
• Pottawatomie County Marriages 
• Pottawatomie County Marriage Records, 1858-1911
• Pottawatomie County Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1885-1911
• Pratt County Marriage Records 
• Rawlins County Birth and Marriage Indexes 
• Reno County Deaths 
• Riley County Vital Records 
• Riley County Marriage Records, 1856-1903
• Rooks County Births 
• Rooks County Deaths 
• Rooks County Marriages 
• Rooks County, Marriage Records, 1913-1974
• Rush County Death Index 
• Saline County Marriages 1891-1892 
• Saline County Marriage License Affidavits, 1873-1910
• Saline County, Marriage Records 1882
• Saline County, Marriage Records 1876-1881
• Scott County Births 1904-1911 
• Scott County Marriage Index 1886-1899 
• Sedgwick County Marriage Affidavits 
• Sedgwick County  Certificates of Death, 1903-1910
• Sedgwick County Marriage Licenses, 1879-1910
• Sedgwick County, Marriage Records 1870-1900
• Sedgwick Marriage Indexes 
• Seward County Marriages 
• Shawnee County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Shawnee County Death Indexes 
• Shawnee County Marriage Records, and Index to microfilmed Marriage Licenses
• Sheridan County, Birth Records, 1886-1936
• Sheridan County, Death Records of C.E. Montgomery, undertaker, 1893-1938
• Sheridan County, Marriage Records, 1886-2000
• Sisseton Agency Birth and Death Records, 1928-1945
• Smith County Births, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 
• Smith County, Marriage Records, 1870-1989
• Stafford County Births and Deaths 
• Sumner County Marriage Records 
• Topeka Surname Index 
• Victoria St. Fidelis Parish, Register of Deaths 1876-1951
• Wabaunsee County Marriages 
• Wabaunsee County Marriage License and Affidavit Records, 1859-1906
• Wallace County Marriage Index 
• Washington County Marriage Records, 1879-1908
• Wichita County Marriage Indexes 
• Wichita Marriages 
• Wichita Death Certificates 
• Wilson County Marriages, 1864-1900
• Wilson County Marriage Records, 1864-1902
• Woodson County Births and Deaths 
• Woodson County Deaths, 1980 - 1989
• Woodson County Marriage Records, 1860-1904
• Wyandotte County Marriage Records, Book one, July 1859-Oct. 1867

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Kansas Links, click on the category of interest:​​

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
​
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
​

• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Iowa.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

​Iowa

• Adair County Birth Records, 1881-1990
• Adair County Death Index 
• Adair County Death Record Indexes  (Jan.-June 1917, 1920-1939) 
• Adair County Assessor's Return of Deaths, 1897-1908
• Adair County Assessor's Returns of Birth, 1897-1908
• Adair County Birth Records, 1880-1920 ; Index to Births and Deaths, 1880-1921
• Adair County, Birth Records, 1924-1941
• Adams County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-1922, 1936-1939) 
• Adams County, Birth Records, 1929-1941
• Allamakee County Death Record Indexes  (1936-1939) 
• Allamakee County, Birth Records, 1921-1937
• Appanoose County Death Record Indexes  (1928-1939) 
• Appanoose County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Audubon County Birth Records 
• Audubon County Death Index 
• Audubon County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-June 1922, 1928-1939) 
• Audubon County, Birth Records, 1921-1922
• Benton County Death Record Indexes  (July-Dec 1921, July 1935-1939) 
• Benton County Marriage Records, 1851-1936; Index, 1852-1950
• Benton County Birth Records, 1880-1939
• Benton County Death Records, 1880-1938
• Benton County, Birth Records, 1921-1940
• Black Hawk County Death Record Indexes  (July 1935-1939) 
• Black Hawk County Vital Records Indexes 
• Black Hawk County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Boone County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Boone County Death Record Indexes  (1922-1939) 
• Boone County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Bremer County Death Record Indexes  (Jan.-June 1918, July 1921-June 1922, 1936-1939) 
•  Bremer County Vital Records Indexes 
• Bremer County, Birth Records, 1921-1936 1921-1936 
• Buchanan County Death Record Indexes  (1935-1939) 
• Buchanan County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Buena Vista County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-1922, 1938-1939) 
• Buena Vista County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Butler County Death Record Indexes  (1936-1939) 
• Butler County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Calhoun County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Calhoun County Death Record Indexes  (1919-June 1920, July-Dec. 1921, 1933-1939) 
• Calhoun County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Carroll County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1921 and July 1935-1939) 
• Carroll County Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1855-1868
• Carroll County, Birth Records, 1921-1937
• Cass County Death Record Indexes  (1917-June 1921) 
• Cass County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Cedar County Death Record Indexes  (1924-1939) 
• Cerro Gordo County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Cerro Gordo County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-1939) 
• Cerro Gordo County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Cherokee County Births 
• Cherokee County Death Record Indexes  (1937-1939) 
• Cherokee County Deaths 
• Cherokee County Marriages 
• Cherokee County Marriages : Early Marriages 1866-1880
• Cherokee County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Chickasaw County Death Record Indexes  (1919-1939) 
• Chickasaw County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Clarke County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1920, 1933-1939) 
• Clay County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Clayton County Births and Baptisms 
• Clayton County Death Indexes 
• Clayton County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-1939) 
• Clayton County Marriage Indexes 
• Clayton County, Birth Records, 1921-1940
• Clinton County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Clinton County Death Record Indexes  (1934-1939) 
• Clinton County, Birth Records, 1921-1937
• Crawford County Births 
• Crawford County Deaths 
• Crawford County Marriages 
• Crawford County, Birth Records, 1921-1930
• Dallas County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Dallas County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-1939) 
• Dallas County, Birth Records, 1921-1929
• Davis County Births, Marriages and Deaths 
• Davis County Death Record Indexes  (1938-1939) 
• Davis County, Birth Records, 1921-1927
• Decatur County Death Record Indexes  (July 1936-1939) 
• Decatur County Vital Records 
• Decatur County, Birth Records, 1921-1940
• Delaware County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Delaware County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1921, 1931-1939) 
• Delaware County, Birth Records, 1921-1934
• Des Moines County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-1939) 
• Des Moines County Death Records, 1880-1921
• Des Moines County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Des Moines County, Burlington Index 
• Des Moines County, Burlington City Register of Births, 1904-1906
• Dickinson County Birth Indexes 
• Dickinson County, Birth Records, 1921-1931
• Dubuque County Birth, Baptism, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Dubuque County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1939) 
• Dubuque County, Birth Records, 1921-1941 1921-1941
• Emmet County Death Record Indexes  (July 1935-1939) 
• Emmet County, Birth Records, 1921-1927
• Fayette County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-1922, 1935-1939) 
• Fayette County Death Records, 1880-1935; Index 1880-1900
• Fayette County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Floyd County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1925-1939) 
• Floyd County, Birth Records, 1921-1938
• Franklin County Assessor's Returns of Births, 1916-1917
• Franklin County Birth Records, 1880-1937; Indexes, 1880-1908
• Franklin County Death Records, 1880-1941
• Franklin County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Fremont County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1921, July 1935-1939) 
• Fremont County, Birth Records, 1921-1923
• Greene County Death Record Indexes  (1920-June 1921, 1936-1939) 
• Greene County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Grundy County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1918, 1922-1939) 
• Grundy County, Birth Records, 1921-1923
• Guthrie County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Hamilton County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Hamilton County Death Record Indexes  (July 1927-1939) 
• Hamilton County, Birth Records, 1921-1930
• Hamilton County, Newspaper clippings, 1849-1937
• Hancock County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Hancock County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-June 1919, July 1920-1921, 1934-1939) 
• Hancock County Vitals 
• Hancock County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Hardin County Death Record Indexes  (July 1920-1939) 
• Hardin County, Birth Records, 1921-1931
• Harrison County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1920, July-Dec.1921, 1933-1939) 
• Harrison County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Henry County Death Record Indexes  (1919, July 1920-1921, July 1935-1939) 
• Henry County, Birth Records, 1921-1927
• Historical Society - Vital Records Indexes  
• Howard County Death Record Indexes  (1918-1928, 1933-1939) 
• Howard County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Humboldt County Death Record Indexes  (July 1921-1939) 
• Humboldt County, Birth Records, 1921-1923
• Ida County Death Record Indexes  (1919-June 1921, July 1938-1939) 
• Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 
• Iowa City News Index 
• Iowa County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Iowa County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1924, 1928, 1936-1939) 
• Iowa County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Iowa Death Certificates, 1904-1951
• Iowa Death Records, 1904-1951
• Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 
• Iowa Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 
• Iowa Marriage and cemetery Records, 1945
• Iowa Marriage Records, 1938-1941
• Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 
• Iowa Marriages, ca. 1844-1900
• Iowa Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 
• Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942
• Iowa, Church and Civil Marriages, 1837-1989 
• Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 
• Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992 
• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 
• Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940 
• Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939  
• Jackson County Death Record Indexes  (1931-1939) 
• Jackson County Vital Records 
• Jackson County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Jasper County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 
• Jasper County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-June 1921, 1925-1939) 
• Jasper County, Birth Records, 1921-1934
• Jefferson County Marriages 
• Jefferson County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Johnson County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, July 1932-1939) 
• Johnson County Deaths 
• Johnson County Marriage Indexes 
• Johnson County Register of Marriages to 1880
• Johnson County, Birth Records, 1921-1940
• Jones County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-1939) 
• Jones County Vital Records 
• Jones County, Birth Records, 1921-1937 1921-1937
• Keokuk County Miscellaneous Birth Records 
• Keokuk County Miscellaneous Death Records 
• Keokuk County, Birth Records, 1921-1938
• Kossuth County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1922, 1929-1939) 
• Kossuth County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Lee County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1939) 
• Lee County Vital Records 
• Lee County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Linn County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Linn County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1922, 1925-1939) 
• Linn County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Louisa County Death Record Indexes  (1930-1939) 
• Louisa County, Birth Records, 1921-1933
• Lucas County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-1922, 1935-1939) 
• Lucas County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Lyon County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1922, July 1935-1939) 
• Lyon County, Birth Records, 1921-1937
• Madison County Birth Index 
• Madison County Death Index 
• Madison County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1919, 1921-June 1925, 1938-1939) 
• Madison County Marriage Index 
• Madison County, Birth Records, 1846-1923
• Mahaska County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1930-1939) 
• Mahaska County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Marion County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1939) 
• Marion County, Birth Records, 1921-1929
• Marshall County Death Record Indexes  (July-Dec. 1918, 1933-1939) 
• Marshall County, Birth Records, 1921-1940
• Mills County, Birth Records, 1921-1927
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County 
• Mitchell County Death Record Indexes  (1919-1939) 
• Mitchell County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Monona County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1921, 1930-1939) 
• Monona County, Birth Records, 1921-1934
• Monroe County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1925, July 1935-1939) 
• Monroe County Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages from newspaper clippings, 1898-2015
• Monroe County, Birth Records, 1921-1929
• Monroe County, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages from newspaper clippings, 1898-2015
• Montgomery County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1921, July 1935-1939) 
• Montgomery County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Mount Pleasant Newspaper clippings, 1836-1966
• Muscatine - Musser Public Library Birth, Marriage and Death Index
• Muscatine County Births 
• Muscatine County Death Record Indexes  (1936-1939) 
• Muscatine County Deaths 
• Muscatine County Marriages 
• Muscatine County, Birth Records, 1921-1938
• O’Brien County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1921, 1936-1939) 
• O'Brien County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes 
• Osceola County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Page County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1921, 1936-1939) 
• Page County, Birth Records, 1921-1929
• Palo Alto County Death Record Indexes  (1920-1938) 
• Palo Alto County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Plymouth County, Birth Records, 1921-1938
• Pocahontas County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1935-1939) 
• Pocahontas County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Pocahontas County, Birth, Cemetery and Death Records, 1880-1984
• Polk County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Polk County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1939) 
• Polk County Birth Records, 1880-1921; Indexes, 1880-1885
• Polk County Marriage Certificates, 1846-1849
• Polk County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Polk County, Marriage Applications, 1886-1889
• Pottawattamie County Births, Marriages, and Deaths Indexes 
• Pottawattamie County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1939) 
• Pottawattamie County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Poweshiek County Death Record Indexes  (July 1918-June 1922, 1931-1939) 
• Poweshiek County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Ringgold County Death Record Indexes  (1918-1939) 
• Ringgold County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Sac County Death Record Indexes  (1920-1939) 
• Sac County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Scott County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 
• Scott County Death Record Indexes  (1918-June 1921, 1932-1939) 
• Scott County Local Index 
• Scott County, Birth Records, 1921-1941
• Shelby County Death Record Indexes  (1917-1922, 1935-1939) 
• Shelby County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Shelby County, Coroner's Records, 1929-1944
• Sioux County Birth Indexes 
• Sioux County Death Indexes 
• Sioux County Marriage Indexes 
• Sioux County, Birth Records, 1921-1938
• Spirit Lake, Birth, Marriage and Obituary notices
• Story County Births 
• Story County Births, Marriages and Deaths 
• Story County Death Certificates 
• Story County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921 and 1934-1938) 
• Story County Deaths 
• Story County Marriages 
• Story County, Birth Records, 1921-1935
• Tama County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1921, 1934-1939) 
• Tama County, Birth Records, 1921-1932
• Taylor County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-1922, July 1935-1939) 
• Taylor County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Union County Birth Records 
• Union County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921) 
• Union County Death Records 
• Union County Marriage Records 
• Union County, Birth Records, 1921-1925
• Van Buren County, Birth Records, 1921-1927
• Vital Records of Counties in Iowa 
• Wapello County Death Record Indexes  (1920-June 1921, 1923-1938) 
• Wapello County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Warren County Birth Indexes 
• Warren County Death Indexes 
• Warren County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1935-1939) 
• Warren County Marriage Indexes 
• Warren County, Birth Records, 1921-1936
• Washington County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1931-1939) 
• Washington County, Birth Records, 1921-1934
• Wayne County Death Record Indexes  (1918-1920, 1935-1939) 
• Wayne County, Birth Records, 1921-1923
• Webster County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1925-1939) 
• Webster County, Birth Records, 1921-1940
• Winnebago County Births and Baptisms Indexes 
• Winnebago County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, July 1935-1939) 
• Winnebago County, Birth Records, 1921-1939
• Winneshiek County Death Record Indexes  (July 1919-June 1921, 1934-1939) 
• Winneshiek County, Birth Records, 1921-1930
• Woodbury County Births 1904-1906 
• Woodbury County Death Record Indexes  (1919-1923, 1927-1939) 
• Woodbury County Marriages 
• Woodbury County, Birth Records, 1921-1933
• Worth County Death Record Indexes  (1919-1939) 
• Worth County, Birth Records, 1921-1929
• Wright County Death Record Indexes  (1917-June 1921, 1934-1939) 

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One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.  

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online.  These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
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There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see: 
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• 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
• 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
• 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information

The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Florida.

Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)

Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.

(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

• United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
• United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
• United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States Social Security Death Index
• United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Online Searchable Death Indexes

 
Florida

• Alachua County Marriage Licenses 1837-1973
• Alachua County Marriages 1869-1887
• Alachua County Online Marriage Certificate Books
• Alachua County Marriage Records and Licenses, 1837-1930 
• Baker County Delayed Birth Certificates 
• Baker County Marriage Licenses, 1877-1927, 1897-1943; Marriage Record Books, 1927-1951 
• Bay County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes
• Bay County Births and Marriages
• Bay County Marriages 1913 to 1930 
• Bay County Marriages 1913 to 1930 
• Bay County Marriages 1913 to 1930 
• Bay County Marriage Records, 1913-1952 
• Bradford County Marriage Licenses and Applications, 1891-1950 
• Bradford County Marriage Records, 1875-1927 
• Brevard County Marriage Licenses
• Brevard County Marriage Records 1879-1896 
• Brevard County Marriage Records, 1868-1954 
• Broward County Marriage Licenses
• Broward County Marriages
• Broward County Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1915-1951; Indexes, 1915-1959 
• Calhoun County Marriages 1862-1900
• Calhoun County Marriage Records, 1862-1963 
• Charlotte County Marriages
• Charlotte County Marriages
• Charlotte County Marriage Records, 1921-1945 
• Citrus County Marriage and Probate Records 
• Clay County Marriages
• Clay County Marriage License Records, 1872-1958; Index 1872-1945 
• Clay County Register of Marriage Licenses 1912-1926 
• Collier County Death Index
• Collier County Death Search
• Collier County Marriages
• Collier County Marriage Record, Vol. 1, 1923-1945 
• Columbia County Marriages
• Columbia County Marriage Records, 1874-1955; Index, 1884-1976 
• Columbia county Marriage Records, 1886-1938 
• Columbia County Petitions for Certificates and Certificates of Delayed Births, 1943-1962 
• Dade County Marriage Records 1905-1911
• Dade County Marriage License Applications, 1887-1892; Index 1889-1911 
• Dade County Marriage Records, 1905-1911 
• Dade County Marriages, Liens, Deeds and Misc., 1840-1891: Index from Beginning until 1900 
• DeSoto County Marriages
• DeSoto County Marriage Applications, 1919-1950 
• DeSoto County Marriage Records, 1887-1953 
• Dixie County Marriage Records 1921-1953 
• Duval County Marriage Records, 1823-1901 
• Duval County Marriages 
• Duval County Marriage Licence Applications, 1915-1952 
• Duval County Marriage Records 1823-1951 ; Index 1845-1963 
• Duval County Marriage License Index
• Duval County Records of Licenses and Marriage, 1889-1931 
• Escambia County Marriages
• Escambia County Marriages 1901
• Escambia County Marriage Records, 1822-1927 
• Escambia County Pensacola Births and Deaths, 1891-1910 
• Fernandina Deaths 1896-1916
• Flagler County Deaths
• Flagler County Marriage Records, 1917-1928 
• Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935
• Florida Death and Marriage Search by County
• Florida Death Certificates, 1877-1939 
• Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
• Florida Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921
• Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
• Florida Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1885
• Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
• Florida Marriage Records of Alachua County, Marion County, Polk County, Escambia County 
• Florida Marriage Records of Marion, Nassau, Polk, Wadulla Counties, 1854-1902 
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993
• Florida Marriages, 1837-1974
• Florida Master Marriage Index
• Florida Pioneers Births and Deaths
• Florida State Archives Marriage Licenses, 1887-1927 
• Florida Marriage Licenses and Certificates 1928-1950 
• Florida Miscellaneous Records 
• Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957
• Florida, Reports of Divorce Granted and Reports of Marriage Annulled, 1927-1950 
• Franklin County Marriages 1871-1884
• Franklin County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1943-1960 
• Franklin County Marriage Records 1927-1957 
• Franklin County Marriage Records, 1887-1938 
• Freedmen's Bureau - Marriages
• Gadsden County Marriages 1998
• Gadsden County Marriage Records, 1849-1931 
• Gadsden County Marriage Records, 1849-1960 
• Gilchrist County Deaths
• Gilchrist County Delayed Birth Certificates
• Gilchrist County Marriages
• Gilchrist County Delayed Birth Certificates 
• Gilchrist County Marriage License Records 1927-1967, 1978 
• Gilchrist County Petitions for Delayed Birth Certificate 1953-1998 
• Glades County Marriages
• Glades County Marriage Records, 1921-1951 
• Gulf County Marriage Records, 1925-1952 
• Hamilton County Death and Marriage Indexes
• Hamilton County Applications for Marriage License, 1896-1950 
• Hamilton County General Index to Marriages and Estates, 1828-1922 
• Hamilton County Marriage Licenses, 1927-1956 
• Hamilton County Marriage Records, 1824-1939; Index to Marriages, 1830-1934 
• Hardee County Marriage Records, 1921-1957; Index 1921-1963 
• Hendry County Marriage Records, 1923-1951 
• Hernando County Applications for Marriage License and Affidavits of Application for Marriage License, 1919-1950 
• Hernando County Marriage Records, 1887-1961 
• Highlands County Death Index 
• Highlands County Marriage Indexes
• Highlands County Marriage Applications, 1921-1951; Marriage Licenses, 1921-1951; Index, 1921-1957 
• Hillsborough County Marriage Record Search
• Hillsborough County Marriage Records 1878-1912
• Hillsborough County Marriage Licenses, 1853-1927, 1940-1956 
• Hillsborough County Marriage Records, 1849-1951; Index, 1846-1980 
• Hillsborough County Register of Marriage Licenses issued, 1909-1927 
• Hillsborough Marriages, 1846-1887 
• Holmes County Births and Marriages
• Holmes County Marriage Records, 1902-1950 
• Indian River County Marriage Records, 1925-1958 
• Jackson County Marriages
• Jackson County Marriage Records 1848-1955; Index, 1848-1972 
• Jackson County Marriage Records 1849-1929 
• Jacksonville Record of Death Certificates, August 1945-July 1950 
• Jefferson County Marriage Records and Licenses, 1827-1954 
• Key West Key West Deaths, October 1880-October 1913 
• Lafayette County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1883-1941 
• Lafayette County Marriage Records, 1857-1950 
• Lake County  Death reports, Death Certificates and Inquests, 1915-1971 
• Lake County Marriage Licenses, 1887-1954 
• Lee County Death Notices
• Lee County Marriage Records, 1887-1951 
• Leon County Marriage Licenses
• Leon County Marriages
• Leon County Applications for Marriage License, 1850-1950 
• Leon County Genealogical Records 
• Leon County Marriage Licenses, 1830-1932 
• Leon County Marriage Licenses, 1929-1951 
• Leon County Marriage Records 1858-1887 
• Leon County Marriage Records 1866-1900 
• Leon County Marriage Records  June 11, 1877 - March 8, 1936 
• Leon County Marriages, 1825-1929; Index, 1825-1959 
• Levy County Death Index
• Levy County Delayed Births
• Levy County Delayed Birth Certificates 1943-1980 
• Levy County Marriage Licenses, 1854-1927 
• Levy County Marriage Records 1864-1959 
• Liberty County Marriage Index 1857-1965
• Liberty County Marriage Records, 1889-1966, Index, 1857-1966 
• Liberty County Record of Marriages, 1857-1876 
• Madison County Deaths
• Madison County Marriages
• Madison County Registers of Marriage Licenses issued, 1881-1890, 1914-1937 
• Madison County Applications for Marriage License, 1919-1944 
• Madison County Marriages, 1831-1950 ; Index 1831-1972 
• Manatee County Marriage Licenses
• Manatee County Marriage Licenses, 1856-1952 
• Manatee County Miscellaneous Record, 1859-1878 
• Marion County Marriage License Records 1885-1886 
• Marion County Marriage Licenses 1868-1928 
• Marion County Marriage Records 1844-1950 ; Index, 1844-1975 
• Marriage Records of Baker, Brevard, Dade and Marion Counties 
• Marriage Records of Escambia and Polk Counties 
• Marriage Records of Escambia, Lake, Marion and Nassau Counties 
• Marriage Records of Nassau and Taylor Counties 
• Martin County Marriage Records 1925-1977 
• Miami-Dade County Online Marriage Licenses
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
• Monroe County Marriage Records, 1829-1931; Indexes, 1826-1945 
• Naples Death Index
• Nassau County Area Deaths
• Nassau County Marriages 1867-1894 
• Nassau County Marriage Records, 1867-1953 
• Ocala Record of Deaths 1890-1903 
• Okaloosa County Death Index
• Okaloosa County Marriage Records, v. 1-2, 1915-1935 
• Okeechobee County Marriage Records January 1927 through December 1937 
• Okeechobee County Marriage Records, 1917-1955 
• Online Searchable Death Indexes
• Orange County Affidavits for Marriage Licenses, 1920-1926 
• Orange County Applications for Marriage License, 1907-1920 
• Orange County Marriage Licenses, 1869-1927 
• Orange County Marriage Records 1869-1900 
• Orange County Marriage Records 1881-1883 
• Orange County Marriage Records, 1869-1934; Index, 1882-1941 
• Orange County Marriage Records, 1927-1951; Index, 1941-1950 
• Orlando Register of Deaths, 1922-1929 
• Osceola County Marriages, 1887-1909 
• Osceola County Marriage Records  1887-1953 
• Palm Beach County Death Index 1968-1971
• Palm Beach County Death Notices
• Palm Beach County Marriage License Records, 1909-1928 
• Palm Beach County Marriage Records
• Pasco County Death Index​
• Pasco County Marriage Records, 1889-1926 
• Pinellas County Death Index
• Pinellas County Marriage Index 
• Pinellas County Marriage Records 1911-1986 
• Pinellas County Pinellas County Records, vol. 2 : (Church, Marriage, Bible, Cemetery, etc.) 
• Polk County Death ​Index 
• Polk County Marriages 1862-1881
• Polk County Marriage License Applications, 1928-1950 
• Polk County Marriage Licenses, 1900-1927 
• Polk County Marriage Records, 1862-1951 
• Putnam County Early Marriages
• Putnam County Marriage License Applications, ca. 1866-1974 
• Putnam County Marriage Records  1849-1954 
• Santa Rosa County Death Indexes
• Santa Rosa County Marriages 1907-1935
• Santa Rosa County Marriages Bride Index 1869-1899
• Santa Rosa County Marriage Licenses and Records, 1869-1952 
• Sarasota County Birth and Death Index
• Sarasota County Death and Obituary Index
• Sarasota County Marriage Records, 1921-1953; Index 1922-1982 
• Seminole County Marriage Licenses, 1913-1927 
• Seminole County Marriage Records 1913 through 1914 
• Seminole County Marriages, 1913-1926 
• St Johns County Marriage and Death Indexes
• St. Augustine Record of Deaths, 1888-1920 
• St. Johns County Deaths and/or Burials 1800-1899
• St. Johns County List of deaths and/or burials, 1800-1899 
• St. John's County Marriage Licenses, 1927-1953 
• St. John's County Marriage Records 1823-1880 
• St. Johns County Marriage Records, 1823-1943 and Applications, 1915-1927 
• St. Johns County Marriage Records, 1824-1840 
• St. Lucie County Marriage License Index
• St. Lucie County Marriage Records, 1905-1948 
• St. Petersburg Times Death and Obituary Index
• Sumter County Marriage Index 1853 - 1875
• Sumter County Applications for Marriage License, 1928-1950 
• Sumter County General Index to Records, 1856-1933 
• Sumter County Marriage Licenses, 1909-1927 
• Sumter County Marriage Records, 1853-1953 
• Suwanee County Delayed Birth Indexes
• Suwanee County Marriage Indexes
• Suwanee County Marriage Licenses, 1859-1931 
• Suwanee County Marriage Records, 1859-1951 
• Suwannee County Marriages 1859-1867
• Suwannee County Marriage Applications, 1920-1950 
• Tampa Death and Cemetery Records, 1896-1921; Index, 1896-1958 
• Taylor County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1913-1945 
• Taylor County Marriage Records, 1857-1955 
• Union County Death Certificate Index
• Union County Marriage Records 1921-1952 
• Volusia County Births and Deaths 1888-1893
• Volusia County Marriages  1856-1926
• Volusia County Marriage Licenses 1856-1889 
• Wakulla County Marriage Index
• Wakulla County Marriage Records, 1892-1927 
• Wakulla County Marriage Records, 1892-1961 
• Walton County Marriage Records, 1885-1929; Record of Marriage Licenses 1885-1972 
• Walton County Marriage Records, 1929-1952 
• Walton County Marriages 1885-1915 
• Washington County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1913-1940 
• Washington County Marriage Records, 1877-1950; General Index, 1875-1972 

​Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.

​Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

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