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___ Account books  
___ Account books  


___ Business & farm records  
___ Business & farm records  


___ Citizenship papers  
___ Citizenship papers  


___ Clubs & organizations  
___ Clubs & organizations  


___ Employment records  
___ Employment records  
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___ Divorce  
___ Divorce  
___ Franktur


___ Graduation  
___ Graduation  
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___ Licenses  
___ Licenses  


___ Returns  
___ Returns


== Compiled Sources  ==
== Compiled Sources  ==


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___ City directories  
___ City directories  


___ County & local histories  
___ County & local histories  


___ Family histories  
___ Family histories  


___ Funeral programs, books, & cards
___ Funeral program


___ Genealogies  
___ Genealogies  


___ Pedigrees & Ahnentafel
___ Pedigrees  


=== Newspapers  ===
=== Newspapers  ===
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___ Ancestry.com  
___ Ancestry.com  
___ Archive.org
___ Fold3


___ Google.com  
___ Google.com  


___ Library of Congress
___ HeritageQuest


___ World Vital Records  
___ World Vital Records  
___ Footnote


___ etc.  
___ etc.  
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___ 1820  
___ 1820  


___ 1830  
___ 1830


___ 1840  
___ 1840  
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___ 1860  
___ 1860  


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___ 1870  
___ 1870  


___ 1880  
___ 1880


___ 1890  
___ 1890  
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___ 1920  
___ 1920  


___ 1930  
___ 1930
 
___ 1940


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___ Agriculture schedules  
___ Agriculture schedules


___ Mortality schedules  
___ Mortality schedules  
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___ Revolutionary War  
___ Revolutionary War  


___ State & local censuses  
___ State & local censuses  


___ Union Army survivor  
___ Union Army survivor  
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___ Deeds  
___ Deeds  


___ Grantee & grantor indexes  
___ Grantee & grantor indexes  


___ Mortgages  
___ Mortgages  


___ Patents & grants  
___ Patents & grants  


___ Surveys  
___ Surveys  
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___ Minutes  
___ Minutes  


___ Orders & decrees  
___ Orders & decrees  


=== Court-Related Records  ===
=== Court-Related Records  ===
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___ Lawyers' briefs  
___ Lawyers' briefs  


___ Sheriff & police records  
___ Sheriff & police records  


=== Tax Records  ===
=== Tax Records  ===
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=== Immigration Records  ===
=== Immigration Records  ===


___ Alien registration cards  
___ Alien registration cards


___ Citizenship papers  
___ Citizenship papers  
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___ Log books  
___ Log books  
___ Name change


___ Naturalization  
___ Naturalization  
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___ Oath of allegiance  
___ Oath of allegiance  


___ Passenger lists  
___ Passenger lists


___ Passport applications  
___ Passport applications


___ Registry of voters  
___ Registry of voters  


___ Vaccination certificates  
___ Vaccination certificates  


=== Cemetery Records  ===
=== Cemetery Records  ===
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___ Orphan agencies  
___ Orphan agencies  


___ Reunion registries  
___ Reunion registries


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==See also==
[[Category:Beginners]]
[[What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected]]
 
[[Category:Beginners]] [[Category:New to Genealogy]]

Revision as of 13:04, 25 February 2010

Resource Checklist for Family Member: ______________________________

Family Records[edit | edit source]

Personal/Family Records[edit | edit source]

___ Account books

___ Business & farm records

___ Citizenship papers

___ Clubs & organizations

___ Employment records

___ Family Bibles

___ Heirlooms

___ Journals/diaries

___ Letters

___ Medical records

___ Memorial cards

___ Military records

___ Oral traditions

___ Photographs

___ Scrapbooks

___ Social Security cards

Certificates[edit | edit source]

___ Adoption

___ Baptism

___ Birth

___ Blessing

___ Confirmation

___ Death

___ Divorce

___ Graduation

___ Manumission

___ Marriage

School Records[edit | edit source]

___ Arts

___ College

___ Elementary

___ Ladies finishing

___ Private

___ Secondary

___ Trade

___ University

___ Vocational

Insurance[edit | edit source]

___ Automobile

___ Health

___ Life

___ Marine

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

___ Adoptions

___ Births

___ Deaths

___ Divorces

___ Marriages

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

___ Applications

___ Banns

___ Bonds

___ Contracts

___ Licenses

___ Returns


Compiled Sources[edit | edit source]

Compiled Sources[edit | edit source]

___ (IGI) International Genealogical Index

___ (PRF) Pedigree Resource File

___ (TIB) Temple Index Bureau

___ Ancestral File

___ Family Group Sheet

___ new FamilySearch Genealogical Index

Printed Sources[edit | edit source]

___ Biographies

___ City directories

___ County & local histories

___ Family histories

___ Funeral program

___ Genealogies

___ Pedigrees

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

___ Indexes

___ Births

___ Deaths

___ Marriages

___ Anniversaries

___ Obituaries

___ Advertisements

___ Local news

___ Unclaimed mail

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

___ Genealogies

___ Historical articles

___ Indexes

___ Queries

___ Source extracts

Manuscript Collections[edit | edit source]

___ Indexes

___ Personal papers

___ Correspondence

___ Surname files

___ Biographies

___ Inscriptions

___ (DAR) Daughters of the American Revolution

___ Business records

___ Oral histories

___ WPA projects

Internet[edit | edit source]

___ Ancestry.com

___ Google.com

___ HeritageQuest

___ World Vital Records

___ Footnote

___ etc.

Public Sources[edit | edit source]

Federal Census[edit | edit source]

___ 1790

___ 1800

___ 1810

___ 1820

___ 1830

___ 1840

___ 1850

___ 1860

___ 1870

___ 1880

___ 1890

___ 1900

___ 1910

___ 1920

___ 1930

___ Agriculture schedules

___ Mortality schedules

___ Revolutionary War

___ State & local censuses

___ Union Army survivor

Land Records[edit | edit source]

___ Deeds

___ Grantee & grantor indexes

___ Mortgages

___ Patents & grants

___ Surveys

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

___ Administrations

___ Bonds

___ Guardianships

___ Indexes

___ Inventories

___ Packets

___ Settlements

___ Wills

Court Records[edit | edit source]

___ Case files

___ Dockets

___ Indexes

___ Judgments

___ Minutes

___ Orders & decrees

Court-Related Records[edit | edit source]

___ Jail

___ Jury

___ Justice of the Peace

___ Lawyers' briefs

___ Sheriff & police records

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

___ Personal property

___ Poll tax

___ Poor rate

___ Real estate

___ School

___ Tax exemptions

Military Records[edit | edit source]

___ Bounty awards

___ Burial registers

___ Discharges

___ Muster rolls

___ Pensions

___ Service files

Immigration Records[edit | edit source]

___ Alien registration cards

___ Citizenship papers

___ Customs records

___ Immigrant aid groups

___ Log books

___ Naturalization

___ Oath of allegiance

___ Passenger lists

___ Passport applications

___ Registry of voters

___ Vaccination certificates


Cemetery Records[edit | edit source]

___ Deeds

___ Fund

___ Gifts

___ Memorials

___ Monuments

___ Perpetual care

___ Plats

___ Sextons

___ Tombstones

Legal Notices[edit | edit source]

___ Auctions

___ Bankruptcies

___ Convictions

___ Court claims

___ Divorces

___ Forced sales

___ Probates

Private Sources[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

___ Admissions

___ Annulment

___ Banns

___ Baptism

___ Birth

___ Blessing

___ Burial

___ Christening

___ Circumcision

___ Confirmation

___ Death

___ Disciplinary Courts

___ Divorce

___ Marriage

___ Membership lists

___ Minutes

___ Mission reports

___ Ordination

___ Removals

___ Subscription lists

Employment Records[edit | edit source]

___ Account books

___ Apprenticeships

___ Indentures

___ Licenses

___ Pensions

___ Personnel files

___ Service awards

Institutional Records[edit | edit source]

___ Charities

___ Hospitals

___ Convents

___ Seminaries

___ Libraries

___ Historical societies

___ Genealogical societies

___ Mission societies

___ Orphan agencies

___ Reunion registries