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<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | <center><font size="4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | ||
<center>''The | <center>''The California Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for California. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | ||
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[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
=== California Research Strategies | ===California Research Strategies=== | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:<br> | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:<br> | ||
:[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]] | :[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
:[[How to Find California Birth Records|How to find California Birth Records]] | :[[How to Find California Birth Records|How to find California Birth Records]] | ||
:[[How to Find California Marriage Records|How to find California Marriage Records]] | :[[How to Find California Marriage Records|How to find California Marriage Records]] | ||
:[[How to Find California Death Records|How to find California Death Records]] | :[[How to Find California Death Records|How to find California Death Records]] | ||
=== California Research Tips | ===California Research Tips=== | ||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California. | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California. | ||
*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | *'''Birth information:''' Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | ||
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search California death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search California death records]] | ||
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
=== California Record Finder | ===California Record Finder=== | ||
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].''' | This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].''' | ||
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| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | | style="padding:10px" |'''1. What you are looking for:''' | ||
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:''' | | style="padding:10px" |'''2. Try these records first:''' | ||
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records''' | | style="padding:10px" |'''3. Other useful records''' | ||
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Birth information | Birth information | ||
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*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]] | *[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]] | ||
*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]] | *[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]] | ||
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | *[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[California Church Records|Church records]] | *[[California Church Records|Church records]] | ||
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*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | *[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | *[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | ||
*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]] | *[[California Bible Records|Bible records]] | ||
*[[California Military Records|Military records]] | *[[California Military Records|Military records]] | ||
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information | | style="padding:10px" |Marriage information | ||
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*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | *[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | ||
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | *[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]] | *[[California Bible Records|Bible records]] | ||
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*[[California Church Records|Church records]] | *[[California Church Records|Church records]] | ||
*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]] | *[[California Probate Records|Probate records]] | ||
*[[California Military Records|Military records]] | *[[California Military Records|Military records]] | ||
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information | | style="padding:10px" |Death information | ||
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*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death Records]] | *[[How to Find California Death Records|Death Records]] | ||
*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | *[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | *[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
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*[[California Probate Records|Probate Records]] | *[[California Probate Records|Probate Records]] | ||
*[[California Church Records|Church Records]] | *[[California Church Records|Church Records]] | ||
*[[California Bible Records|Bible Records]] | *[[California Bible Records|Bible Records]] | ||
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents | | style="padding:10px" |Parents | ||
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*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]] | *[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]] | ||
*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]] | *[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]] | ||
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | *[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[California Census|Census]] | *[[California Census|Census]] | ||
*[[California Church Records|Church records]] | *[[California Church Records|Church records]] | ||
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*[[California Biography|Biography]] | *[[California Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[California, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]] | *[[California, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]] | ||
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Maiden name | Maiden name | ||
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*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage Records]] | *[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage Records]] | ||
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | *[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]] | *[[California Probate Records|Probate records]] | ||
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*[[California Church Records|Church Records]] | *[[California Church Records|Church Records]] | ||
*[[California Military Records|Military Records]] | *[[California Military Records|Military Records]] | ||
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Immigration date | Immigration date | ||
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*[[California Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[California Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | *[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | ||
*[[California Census|Census]] | *[[California Census|Census]] | ||
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*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | *[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[California Biography|Biography]] | *[[California Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[California History|History]] | *[[California History|History]] | ||
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Naturalization | Naturalization | ||
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*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | *[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | ||
*[[California Census|Census]] | *[[California Census|Census]] | ||
*[[California Court Records|Court Records]] | *[[California Court Records|Court Records]] | ||
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*[[California Voting Records|Voting Records]] | *[[California Voting Records|Voting Records]] | ||
*[[California Biography|Biography]] | *[[California Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[California Periodicals|Periodicals]] | *[[California Periodicals|Periodicals]] | ||
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Physical description | Physical description | ||
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*[[California Military Records|Military Records]] | *[[California Military Records|Military Records]] | ||
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906) | *[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906) | ||
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*[[California Biography|Biography]] | *[[California Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[California History|History]] | *[[California History|History]] | ||
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=== Further California Research | ===Further California Research=== | ||
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].''' | *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].''' | ||
*For online record collections, go to [[California Online Genealogy Records|'''California Online Genealogy Records.''']] | *For online record collections, go to [[California Online Genealogy Records|'''California Online Genealogy Records.''']] | ||
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*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/11?region=United%20States%20of%20America California record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | *Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/11?region=United%20States%20of%20America California record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | ||
[[Category:California, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | [[Category:California, United States]] | ||
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[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||