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== Record Finder Table for Alberta ==
This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Alberta Genealogy|Alberta]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
This Record Finder table links to the Alberta topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
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3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
 
4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
 
Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
 
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records,]] [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]],[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], Genealogy, [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]],
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Alberta History|History]], [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records,]] [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records,]] [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries,]] [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], Obituaries
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Minorities, [[Canada Native Races|Native Races,]] [[Alberta Societies|Societies]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Census|Census]]  
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]],&nbsp;
 
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | [[Alberta History|History]], Historical Geography, [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Minorities
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], Genealogy, [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Genealogy, [[Alberta Directories|Directories]], [[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]], Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census,]] [[Alberta Biographies|Biography,]] [[Alberta Societies|Societies]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries;]] [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]; Names, Personal
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]],[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]],&nbsp; [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]], [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]], [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]]  
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Biographies|Biography,]] [[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]], Business Records and Commerce
*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]], Genealogy
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Obituaries, [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]]&nbsp;[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], Genealogy, [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Maps]], [[Alberta History|History]]
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Historical [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Geography]], [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta History|History,]] [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]] (indexed), Genealogy, [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records,]] [[Alberta History|History,]] [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Maps]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta History|History,]] Historical Geography
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Alberta Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta History|History,]] [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Alberta Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Archives and Libraries]], [[Alberta Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
 
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Obituaries
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]  
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta History|History]],[[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]], Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
*
|-
|}
|}


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[[Category:Alberta, Canada]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Alberta]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]

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Canada Gotoarrow.png Alberta Gotoarrow.png Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search in Alberta. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.

1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.

2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.

4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.

Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.


What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Census, Vital Records, Church Records Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
Birth date Vital Records, Church Records Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
Birthplace Vital Records, Church Records Census, Newspapers
City or parish of foreign birth Church Records,Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography, Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
Country of foreign birth Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
Death Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
Ethnic background Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
French terms Language and Languages Church Records, Vital Records, 
Historical background History, Historical Geography, Periodicals Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property
Living relatives (and adoptions) Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
Maiden name, alias names Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
Marriage Vital Records,Church Records,  Census, Newspapers Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
Occupation Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
Parents, children, and other family members Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration, Newspapers, Cemeteries
Physical description Military Records, Biography Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps, History Historical Geography, Periodicals
Places of residence Census, Land and Property History, Military Records
Place (town) of residence when you know only the province Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
Political subdivision origins and boundaries Gazetteers, Maps, Directories History, Historical Geography
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Societies Periodicals
Religion Census, Church Records, History Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
Social activities History,Biography, Newspapers, Societies Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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Links to Alberta-related articles
Topics
Record Finder · Archives and Libraries · Business Records and Commerce · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Civil Registration · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · First Nations · Funeral Homes · Gazetteers · Genealogy · Historical Geography · History · Land and Property · Language and Languages · Military Records · Names Personal · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Taxation · Vital Records · Voting Records ·
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