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=== Original Records === | === Original Records === | ||
Original records provide information about events in a person’s life. This includes birth, marriage, immigration, military service, land purchases, and death. Most also document relationships. These records were usually created near the time such an event took place. Based on the information in them, they can be grouped as: | [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Original Records Choices|Original records]] provide information about events in a person’s life. This includes birth, marriage, immigration, military service, land purchases, and death. Most also document relationships. These records were usually created near the time such an event took place. Based on the information in them, they can be grouped as: | ||
'''''Vital events.''''' Records of births, christenings, marriages, divorce, death and burial, created by families, governments, churches, or other institutions. | '''''Vital events.''''' Records of births, christenings, marriages, divorce, death and burial, created by families, governments, churches, or other institutions. | ||