"The Division of Vital Records of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issues certified copies of birth, death, fetal death, and marriage certificates for events that occur in Maryland. The Division also provides divorce verifications. The Division provides information on procedures to follow for registering an adoption, legitimation, or an adjudication of paternity. Refer to each section on this site for more information in each area."
"Massachusetts-Genealogy.com lists more than 5,400 worthwhile record sources for doing genealogy in Massachusetts. All records are organized by county, town, and record type to quickly pinpoint information."
"The Registry collects, processes, corrects and issues copies of birth, death and marriage records that occur in Massachusetts. Information about divorces is also collected and maintained at the Registry."
"The State of Michigan vital records office has records of births, deaths, and marriages that occurred in Michigan and were filed with the state as early as 1867, and divorce records as early as 1897."
"This index was created to assist customers in finding a marriage certificate on file with in the State of Minnesota. The index identifies which county is the official custodian of the record."