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U.S. Vital Records for Genealogy
Every state in the US keeps vital records for legal reasons of every person that is born, married or dies in that state. Depending on the state, you can usually get access to that information for a fee. If you know for example that your grandfather was born in Springfield, Illinois, you can usually write to get a copy of his birth certificate. This would then tell you the names and birthplaces of his parents, which lets you now move back a previous generation in your family tree construction.
Here are the links to the state organizations that manage the vital records for that state. Don't forget to write the town hall, too! Often the town hall for the town of birth / marriage / death has even more complete records than the state does.
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