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| === New Mexico Research Strategies ===
| | == New Mexico Research Strategies == |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in New Mexico<br>
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| | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in New Mexico:<br> |
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| | *[[GuidedResearch:New Mexico|Finding New Mexico Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] |
| | *[[New Mexico Record Finder]] |
| *[[New Mexico Online Genealogy Records|New Mexico Online Genealogy Records]] | | *[[New Mexico Online Genealogy Records|New Mexico Online Genealogy Records]] |
| *[[How to Find New Mexico Birth Records|How to find New Mexico Birth Records]] | | *[[Step-by-Step New Mexico Research, 1880-Present]] |
| *[[How to Find New Mexico Marriage Records|How to find New Mexico Marriage Records]] | | *[[New Mexico Descendancy Research]] |
| *[[How to Find New Mexico Death Records|How to find New Mexico Death Records]] | | *[[How to Find New Mexico Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find New Mexico Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find New Mexico Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] |
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| === New Mexico Research Tips ===
| | == New Mexico Research Tips == |
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| These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in New Mexico.
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| | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in New Mexico:<br> |
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| *'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1920 in New Mexico with general compliance by 1930. 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:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1920 in New Mexico with general compliance by 1930. 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:''' County registration of deaths was required in 1907 and statewide registration began in 1920. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search New Mexico death records]] | | *'''Finding Parents:''' County registration of deaths was required in 1907 and statewide registration began in 1920. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search New Mexico 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]]. |
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| === New Mexico Record Finder === | | == Further New Mexico Research == |
| | | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewMexico.pdf |
| 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 [[New Mexico Record Finder]].'''
| | *[http://www.nmgenweb.us/ NMGenWeb] |
| | | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/nm/ Cyndi's List] - New Mexico genealogy sites on the internet |
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| | *[http://genealogytrails.com/newmex/ New Mexico Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of New Mexico |
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| | *[http://www.raogk.org/newmexico-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for New Mexico |
| | style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[New Mexico Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Military Records|Military records]]
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | |
| *[[New Mexico Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Military Records|Military records]] | |
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Death Records|Death Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Census|Census]] | |
| *[[New Mexico Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[New Mexico, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| *[[How to Find New Mexico Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[New Mexico Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[New Mexico Census|Census]]
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| *[[New Mexico Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[New Mexico Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[New Mexico History|History]]
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| *[[New Mexico Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[New Mexico Census|Census]]
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| *[[New Mexico Court Records|Court Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Voting Records|Voting Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[New Mexico Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| *[[New Mexico Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[New Mexico Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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| *[[New Mexico Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[New Mexico History|History]]
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| === Further New Mexico Research ===
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| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[New Mexico Record Finder]].'''
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| *For online record collections, go to [[New Mexico Online Genealogy Records|'''New Mexico Online Genealogy Records.''']]
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| *For more research on New Mexico, including research at the county level, visit the [[New Mexico, United States Genealogy|'''New Mexico''']] page on the Research Wiki.
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| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/55?region=United%20States%20of%20America New Mexico record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | |
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