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== Record Finder Table for Bulgaria ==
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 ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Bulgaria topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
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Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
 
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Bulgaria Census|Census]]
*Obituaries
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| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Notarial Records
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| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Cemeteries
*Obituaries
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
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| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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|-
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Bulgaria Census|Census]]
*Land and Property
*Notarial Records
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| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
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*[[Bulgaria Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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*Directories
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*[[Bulgaria Societies|Societies]]
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
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| align="left" | Immigration date
| Maiden name 
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*Emigration and Immigration
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*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Marriage information
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*Emigration and Immigration
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*[[Bulgaria Societies|Societies]]
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
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| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Bulgaria Census|Census]]
*Notarial records
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
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| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
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*Nobility
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*Heraldry
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| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Bulgaria Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Bulgaria Census|Census]]
*Occupations
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| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
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*[[Bulgaria Church Records|Church Records]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Bulgaria History|History]]
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| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
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*Social Life and Customs
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*[[Bulgaria History|History]]
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| align="left" | Physical description
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
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*[[Bulgaria Military Records|Military Records]]
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===Reading the Records===
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
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*[[Bulgaria Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Greek Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Turkish Genealogical Word List]]
*[http://mylanguages.org/bulgarian_alphabet.php Bulgarian alphabet and pronunciation]
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/bulgarian Bulgarian language overview]
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/bulgarian.pdf Bulgarian transliteration information]
*[http://mylanguages.org/bulgarian_romanization.php Bulgarian Romanization converter]
*[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/bulgarian_dictionary.htm Online Bulgarian language resources]
*[http://kbedic.sourceforge.net/online/index_en.html Online Bulgarian dictionary]
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_bulgarian.php Bulgarian basics and grammar]
*[http://www.postalhistory.com/Worldwide/Bulgaria.htm Bulgaria Postal History] can be used to study writing.
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/europe/bulgaria.html Bulgarian History - See Language section links]
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| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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Personal Names
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|-
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| align="left" |Online classes
| Religion
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| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social activities
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[[Category:Bulgaria Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[Category:Bulgaria Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 13:50, 2 June 2017

Bulgaria Wiki Topics
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Bulgaria Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

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

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age
Birth date and birthplace
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
Death information
Emigration information
Historical background
Language helps
Living relatives
Maiden name
Marriage information
Naming customs
Noble families
Occupations
Parents, children, and other family members
Physical description
Place-finding aids
Places of residence
Previous research (compiled genealogy)
Record-finding aids
Religion
Social activities
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