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== Record Finder Table for Liechtenstein ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
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 ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Liechtenstein topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
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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:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Church Records, Civil Registration
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
| Obituaries
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records Civil Registration, Census
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
| -
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Religious Records|Religious Records]]
*Genealogy
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Gazeteers, Historical Geography
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
| Maps
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Emigration, Immigration
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
| Naturalization, Citizenship
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Historical Geography
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
| Church History
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
*[[Liechtenstein Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Languages, Handwriting
*Genealogies
| -
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
|-  
|}
 
=== 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:'''
| Directories
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil Registration
*[[Liechtenstein Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| -
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil Registration
*[[Liechtenstein Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|Religious Records, Genealogy
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Naturalization and Citizenship
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|Names, Personal
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|Periodicals
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Heraldry
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
|Genealogy
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|Church Records, Civil Registration
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Church Records, Civil Registration
*Nobility
|Census
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| National Police Records
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
|Passports
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
*[[Liechtenstein Occupations|Occupations]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Gazetteers
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
|Maps
*[[Liechtenstein Religious Records|Religious Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein History|History]]
*[[Liechtenstein Church History|Church History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil Registration
*Social Life and Customs
|Naturalization, Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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===Reading the Records===
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|-
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Genealogy
*[[Liechtenstein Language and Languages|Languages]]
|Periodicals
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script Tutorial]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Gazetteers
*[[Germany Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| -
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Religious Records, Church Records
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 1: Letters]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 2: Words]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 3: Records]
|Church History
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-church-and-civil-records German Church and Civil Records]
|-
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| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[German Letter Writing Guide]]
| -
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[[Category:Liechtenstein Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]

Revision as of 10:07, 15 June 2017

Liechtenstein Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Liechtenstein 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 Church Records, Civil Registration Obituaries
Birth date and birthplace Church Records Civil Registration, Census -
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazeteers, Historical Geography Maps
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration Obituaries
Emigration information Emigration, Immigration Naturalization, Citizenship
Historical background Historical Geography Church History
Language helps Languages, Handwriting -
Living relatives Directories Obituaries
Maiden name Church Records, Civil Registration -
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration Religious Records, Genealogy
Naming customs Names, Personal Periodicals
Noble families Heraldry Genealogy
Occupations Occupations Church Records, Civil Registration
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Physical description National Police Records Passports
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration Naturalization, Citizenship
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy Periodicals
Record-finding aids Gazetteers -
Religion Religious Records, Church Records Church History
Social activities Societies -