For example, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Area Key. Similar guides for most nearby Pennsylvania counties are also available. An entire set of books, Pennsylvania Births , provides an outstanding index to births in southeast Pennsylvania. 929.3748 in the Social Science and History Department. Where to Write for Vital Records .
Lists state vital record offices.
County Courthouse Book . International Vital Records Handbook has photocopyable forms that can be used to request vital records. Philadelphia birth records for the period 1 Jan 1906 to 30 Jun 1915 can be found at BOTH the Philadelphia City Archives and at the Division of Vital Records Office at New Castle. In general, the Division of Vital Records at New Castle has birth records for all counties since January 1906. At the county level there are many variations in birth record holdings both before 1906 and after.