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| == Oregon Research Strategies == | | == Oregon Research Strategies == |
| | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon:<br> |
| | ===Finding Oregon Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== |
| | *[[GuidedResearch:Oregon|Finding Oregon Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon:<br>
| | ===Finding Oregon Records=== |
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| | *[[Oregon Record Finder]] |
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| | ===Oregon Statewide Databases=== |
| *[[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|Oregon Online Genealogy Records]] | | *[[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|Oregon Online Genealogy Records]] |
| *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|How to find Oregon Birth Records]] | | |
| *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to find Oregon Marriage Records]] | | ===Oregon Research Process=== |
| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to find Oregon Death Records]] | | *[[Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1900-Present|Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1900-Present]] |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1850-1903|Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1850-1903]] |
| | *[[Oregon Descendancy Research]] |
| | *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] |
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| == Oregon Research Tips == | | == Oregon Research Tips == |
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| *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 and had immediate compliance.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 and had immediate compliance.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> |
| *'''''County registration:''''' A few some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1854, although most did not start until after state registration began in 1903.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | | *'''''County registration:''''' A few counties kept birth and death records as early as 1854, although most did not start until after state registration began in 1903.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> |
| *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oregon Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oregon. | | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oregon Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oregon. |
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| *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. |
| *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. |
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| == Oregon Record Finder ==
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| 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 [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Census|Census]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Census|Census]]
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| *[[Oregon Voting Records|Voting Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Oregon Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Oregon History|History]]
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| === Further Oregon Research ===
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| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
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| *For online record collections, go to [[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|'''Oregon Online Genealogy Records.''']]
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| *For more research on Oregon, including research at the county level, visit the [[Oregon, United States Genealogy|'''Oregon''']] page on the Research Wiki.
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| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/56?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oregon record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |