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Arkansas Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Alaska:

Arkansas Online Genealogy Records

How to find Arkansas Birth Records

How to find Arkansas Marriage Records

How to find Arkansas Death Records

Arkansas Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Alaska.

Birth information: Birth records in Arkansas start on the county level in 1881 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is death records (the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other substitute records.
Finding Parents: The State of Arkansas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Arkansas 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. Search U.S. Censuses.

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-== Arkansas Research Strategies  ==
+Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Alaska:<br>
-Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arkansas:<br>
+:[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arkansas Online Genealogy Records]]
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+:[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arkansas Birth Records]]
-===Finding Arkansas Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
+:[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|How to find Arkansas Marriage Records]]
-*[[GuidedResearch:Arkansas|Finding Arkansas Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
+:[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|How to find Arkansas Death Records]]
-===Finding Arkansas Records===
+=== Arkansas Research Tips  ===
-*[[Arkansas Record Finder]]
-===Arkansas Statewide Databases===
+These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Alaska.
-*[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arkansas Online Genealogy Records]]
-===Arkansas Research Process===
+*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Arkansas start on the county level in 1881 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
-*[[Step-by-Step Arkansas Research, 1880-Present]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Arkansas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Arkansas death records]]
-*[[Step-by-Step Arkansas Research, 1850-1910]]
+*'''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]].
-*[[Arkansas Descendancy Research]]
-*[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arkansas Birth Records]]
-*[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|How to find Arkansas Marriage Records]]
-*[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|How to find Arkansas Death Records]]
-== Arkansas Research Tips  ==
+[[Category:Arkansas]]
-These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Alaska: <br>
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-'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1914, with full compliance in the 1930s.
-*'''''County regististration:''''' Some early cities recorded births as early as 1881, but registration was not complete. No deaths were recorded before 1914.
-*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arkansas Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arkansas.
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-'''Substitute Records:'''
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-*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
-*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information.
-*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Arkansas Substitute Records|Arkansas Substitute Records]] for more information.
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-'''Finding Parents:'''
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-*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1914 may contain parents of the deceased. 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 [[Arkansas Newspapers]] and [[Arkansas Obituaries]] for more information.
-*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Arkansas Church Records]] for more information.
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-'''Census Records:'''
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-*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Arkansas Census|Arkansas Census Records]] for more information.
-*'''''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.
-== Further Arkansas Research  ==
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arkansas.pdf Arkansas Family History Library Research Outline]
-*[http://www.argenweb.net/ ARGenWeb] Arkansas GenWeb Project
-*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ar/ Cyndi's List] - Arkansas genealogy websites
-*[http://genealogytrails.com/ark/ Arkansas Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Arkansas
-*[http://www.raogk.org/arkansas-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Arkansas Records Guide
-[[Category:Arkansas Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
-[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]