RICHMOND, Va. (WSLS 10) - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday the completion of a two-year, public-private collaboration between the Virginia Department of Health and
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that fully digitizes the state's vital records.
To date, officials say more than 16 million records have been digitized and indexed.
Scanned images of the original, public documents are available online through Ancestry.com. Access to the indexed information on the records is available free of charge through VDH's Division of Vital Records' and the Library of Virginia's websites.
"Having all Virginia vital records digitized mean millions of public birth, death, marriage and divorce records are now more easily accessed for genealogy and family history research. This project also provides a long-term conservation solution for preserving the rich history of Virginia's people," said Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a written statement, released on Tuesday.
The project began two years ago following legislation supporting digitizing vital records. So far, birth and death records from 1912 to the present, marriage records from 1936 to the present and divorce records from 1918 to the present have been scanned and are available.
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