Hatched, Matched & Dispatched: Official and Alternative Vital Records In A Nutshell (pdf download)

This "In A Nutshell" practical guide will help you pigeonhole your ancestor's life span. Contains specific links to official vital records like the 1852-54 registration of biriths, marriages, and deaths that was discontinued, as well as alternative sources such as military and veteran compensation records, church records, Social Security applications, county records, "Slave Ledgers" and manumissions, Bibles and personal papers.