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Ancestry.com - Obtaining Vital Records

Article from Along Those Lines... by George Morgan.

Clarifying Clara

Beyond the Index - Michael John Neill. This article analyses a 1920s era death certificate and discusses additional sources and records that should be accessed based upon what information is contained in the death record.

FamilySearch.org - Where to Write for Vital Records

RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees - Lesson 4: Vital Records: Death, Tombstones and Cemeteries

Shaking Your Family Tree: Finding Vital Records The Easy Way

By Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.

Shoestring Genealogy: Coroner's Reports

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From Family Tree Magazine.

Where to Write for Vital Records

From the National Center for Health Statistics, United States

Writing Cause-of-Death Statements

From the National Center for Health Statistics. Aimed primarily at medical examiners who write the statements, the tutorials on this site also gives the genealogist some idea of typical problems faced with interpreting a cause of death statement on a death certificate.