In Virginia public records are becoming available easier than ever before thanks to a collaboration between the Virginia State Archives and the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU). This ongoing project, dubbed the Vital Research Records Project allows Virginia county birth, death and marriage records as well as statewide death records to be viewable, searchable and even downloadable.

Death certificates from between 1917 and 1957 are a matter of public record in Virginia. They have been included and are currently available for searches, with a new year being added each year as the 50 year mark of issuance date expires.

Records not currently a part of this project may be requested from the Virginia State Archives who handles many Virginia public records and assists the public in viewing and copying them. Not all records are available for viewing by the general public but the Archives can give you more information and specific details.

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