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== Record Finder Table for Lithuania ==
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 Lithuania 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>
 
{| 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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Maps|Maps]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Lithuania Newspapers|Newspapers]], Cemeteries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
|
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania History|History]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| Societies
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Lithuania Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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*Directories
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|-
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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:'''
| Directories, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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=== 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:'''
|
|-
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| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Nobility
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| Heraldry
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania 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:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Occupations|Occupations]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*Nobility
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
|
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Maps|Maps]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*Social Life and Customs
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Genealogy|Genealogies]]  
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military records]]
| Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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===Reading the Records===
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|-
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
*[[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
| Church Directories
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*Names, personal
| —
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| align="left" |Online classes
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Social Life and Customs
 
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| align="left" |Writing for records
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[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 13:26, 19 July 2017

Lithuania Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Lithuania 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 Census
Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Military Records
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazetteers Maps
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration Newspapers, Cemeteries
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration
Historical background History Societies
Language helps Languages
Living relatives Directories, Societies
Maiden name Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Newspapers
Naming customs Names, Personal
Noble families Nobility Heraldry
Occupations Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Occupations
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Physical description Military Records
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogies Societies
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries Church Directories
Religion Church Records
Social activities Social Life and Customs