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This table can help you decide which records to search.In column 1, find what you need to know (your goal). In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of this outline. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful. When you know the record type you need, look for it in the Family History Library Catalog in the Locality section. Records containing previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for almost every category listed. These have not been included in the list unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
This table can help you decide which records to search.


Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?


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Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
:&gt; Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library. <br><br>
 
Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. <br>
:&gt; Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
 
 
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| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
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| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Age  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools  
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
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| align="left" | Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Birth date and birthplace  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records  
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
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| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth  
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
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| align="left" | Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department)
| align="left" | Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department)  
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History  
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Church History
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Church History
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| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Death  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records  
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
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| align="left" | Emigration information
| align="left" | Emigration information  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration  
| align="left" | Societies, Minorities
| align="left" | Societies, Minorities
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| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Historical background  
| align="left" | History, Church History
| align="left" | History, Church History  
| align="left" | Maps, Minorities
| align="left" | Maps, Minorities
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| align="left" | Language helps
| align="left" | Language helps  
| align="left" | Language and Languages
| align="left" | Language and Languages  
| align="left" | -
| align="left" | -
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| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives  
| align="left" | Directories, Genealogy
| align="left" | Directories, Genealogy  
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
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| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records  
| align="left" | Notarial Records
| align="left" | Notarial Records
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| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Marriage  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records  
| align="left" | Notarial Records, Biography
| align="left" | Notarial Records, Biography
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| align="left" | Naming Customs
| align="left" | Naming Customs  
| align="left" | Names (Personal)
| align="left" | Names (Personal)  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals
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| align="left" | Occupations
| align="left" | Occupations  
| align="left" | Directories, Church Records, Census
| align="left" | Directories, Church Records, Census  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
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| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility  
| align="left" | Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
| align="left" | Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
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| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Military Records, Biography
| align="left" | Military Records, Biography  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
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| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Place-finding aids  
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps  
| align="left" | Historical Geography
| align="left" | Historical Geography
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| align="left" | Place of residence
| align="left" | Place of residence  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration  
| align="left" | Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
| align="left" | Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
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| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History  
| align="left" | Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
| align="left" | Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
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| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Record-finding aids  
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Church History
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Church History  
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
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| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records  
| align="left" |  
| align="left" |  
Minorities, Cemeteries
Minorities, Cemeteries
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