Hi, There isn't such a site in Washington. There is a death index on Ancestry, but only after 1940 (or close to this date) until I believe the 60s or so. In fact, the printed index for the 1900s up to 1940 are almost illegible. There is a card index at the Seattle Public Library which contains most obituaries, but I am not sure what dates are covered. The LDS church has the index on film that can be ordered, and I heard there is a more legible copy available. They also have films for the certificates to avoid paying the $17 charged by the State. I also heard that the Seattle Genealogical Society has a microfiche index, but I have never used it. This is my take, if anyone is aware of other info, I would love to hear it. Tracy in Edmonds, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: <doriswaggoner@juno.com> To: <WAKING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 3:02 PM Subject: State Vital Record Searches > > I have just begun to do these searches in Washington. For the life of me > I can't find an official state site for this, even on Google. I've done a > lot of research in IL and IN, where both have a state site. You put in > the name of a person and it gives you all the possible hits for marriage, > death, or whatever you're looking for. Then if something fits what you > know, you can write for the relevant records. This is, obviously, > invaluable. So far all I've found here is a site where you can buy > records if you already know the date. This is useless if you don't have > it yet. Perhaps I'm just too new to have found it. Can somebody help? I > don't have Ancestry and don't want to subscribe just for that. > > Thanks, > Doris Waggoner > Seattle > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >