Basic Genealogy, Part Four: Vital Records

Vital records provide basic information about an individual, including birth, death, marriage, church, and cemetery details. Bill Eddleman discusses where to locate this information, how sources vary from place to place, and the pitfalls of each type of source. Eddleman also shares some fundamentals of cemetery research.

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Music: "Summer" by Yakov Golman, courtesy Free Music Archive.

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