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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]] | |||
===Finding Oregon Records=== | |||
*[[Oregon Record Finder]] | |||
===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 | |||
*[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to | ===Oregon Research Process=== | ||
*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to | *[[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]] | |||
== Oregon Research Tips == | == Oregon Research Tips == | ||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in | *'''''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 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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'''Finding Parents:''' | '''Finding Parents:''' | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' In | *'''''Death records:''''' In 1903, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Oregon Newspapers]] and [[Oregon Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Oregon Newspapers]] and [[Oregon Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oregon Church Records]] for more information. | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oregon Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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