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Montana State Vital Records
Montana State Vital Records Office Montana Vital Statistics P.O. Box 4210 Helena, MT 59604-4210 (406) 444-4228 They currently have birth and death records for 1860-1899 and from 1907 to present, and marriage and divorce records since July 1943. Check out our FREE sample letter you can use to send to vital records offices!

Articles Montana Territory, 1879 Helena, Montana, 1899 Montana Territory, 1879 Helena, Montana, 1899 Department of Health Contact Information (Massachusetts to Montana) Databases Montana Census, 1870-90 Beaverhead County, Montana Census, 1910 Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries Missoula, Montana City Directory, 1890 Helena, Montana Directories, 1889-91 Missoula and Ravalli Counties, Montana Directory, 1903-04 Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana Directory, 1891-92 Montana Death Index, 1989-98 Missoula and Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries Deer Lodge County, Montana, 1896 Anaconda City Directory Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, Directory, 1902
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What is a Family History Center? Family History Centers are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Centers provide access to many of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History Library to help you identify your ancestors. Location and Hours There are more than 3,400 centers worldwide. To find a Family History Center near you, see the list of addresses below. Before you visit, you should contact the center to verify when it is open. Services Staff members will show you around the center, answer some research questions (research expertise in each center varies), help you use center resources, and order microfilms and microfiche from the Family History Library. Many centers offer classes on different genealogical research topics. Resources Most centers have a computer with FamilySearch, which helps you search for information about your ancestors. FamilySearch includes Family History Library Catalog, International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File, Social Security Death Index, Scottish Church Records and the United States Military Index Most also have Personal Ancestral File, a computer program that allows you to organize your family history information. Most centers also have a variety of resource files, microfilms, microfiche and published material such as genealogies, histories, gazetteers, atlases and maps at your disposal.
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Other Resources Information about state archives and libraries: Write to: Montana Historical Society Memorial Building 225 North Roberts Street Helena, MT 59620 Telephone: (406) 444-2681 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00, closed Saturday, Sunday, and state holidays They currently have newspapers, city directory records, 1860-1920 census records, large community and county history books, Montana history books, family histories, a list of dead and wounded from World War I and World War II, rosters of World War I and the Spanish American War, a photo archive, maps, old diaries, manuscripts, very few property records, a few naturalization records, marriage indexes and certificates, the 1864 poll list for their first territorial election, and the Sacred List -- a list of settlers in Montana in the winter of 1862-1863. Missoula Public Library 301 E. Main Missoula, MT 59802-4799 Telephone: (406) 721-2665 The Missoula Public Library has an extensive genealogical collection. Information about state genealogical societies: Write to: Montana State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 555 Chester, MT 59522 Publication: Grains of Research Montana Historical Society Foundation P.O. Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620-1201 Telephone: (406) 449-3770 Yellowstone Genealogy Forum c/o Parmly Billings Library 510 North Broadway Billings, MT 59101 Telephone: (406) 657-8258 See also: Montana Genealogy at Live Roots, and Original Montana Documents