NOTICE:
There is new state legislation in the State Senate that impacts Arizona
genealogists.
Go to the Arizona State Legislation
page to read about it. |
As of July 1,
1998, Arizona Vital Records were opened by House Bill's 2129 and 2042.
The
Arizona State Archives now has microfilm of the vital records.
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Birth Records: If over 75 Years Ago |
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Death Records: If over 50 Years Ago |
Records can by
obtained by:
Visiting or emailing the Arizona
State Archives
1700 W. Washington
AZ State Capital, Phoenix, AZ
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Very Helpful Information:
If you are looking for a birth record for someone born in Arizona 1926 and
earlier, or a death record for someone who died in Arizona 1951 or earlier,
either visit or contact the staff at the Arizona State Archives.
Photocopies of those vital records are ten cents a piece if you do your own
research and twenty-five cents a piece if the Archives staff does the
research and copying for you.
These photocopies are not certified records.
Be aware that if you contact the Arizona Vital Records Office for the same
records, they will charge you the six or seven dollar fee. In addition, you
will have to prove that you are related to the individual you are
researching. Archives staff reports several instances of researchers who
have spent close to one hundred dollars and most of a day at the Vital
Records Office, trying to get their ancestors' birth and death records. They
then go to the State Archives to do research in the county marriage and
probate records there, only to find out that they could have obtained copies
of those same birth and death records for under three dollars and at a
fraction of the time.
You can send research requests to the Archives reference e-mail folder and
staff will get back to you within 48 hours or less.
The address is: archive@lib.az.us |
For Further Information:
Email the State Archives:
archive@lib.az.us
Visit the AZ State Library, Archives &
Public Records web site |
Az Vital Records
