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This table can help you decide which records to search. | This table can help you decide which records to search. | ||
{| width="100%" | #In column 1, find the goal you selected. | ||
#In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then search for FamilySearch Wiki articles for those topics or subject headings. | |||
#Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3. | |||
#The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in FamilySearch Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog. | |||
#Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal. | |||
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| Birth date<br><br> | | Birth date<br><br> | ||
| Church Records, Civil <br>Registration, Jewish Records | | Church Records, Civil <br>Registration, Jewish Records | ||
| Obituaries, Occupations, Census<br><br> | | Obituaries, Occupations, Census<br><br> | ||
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| Emigration information<br><br><br> | | Emigration information<br><br><br> | ||
| Emigration and Immigration, | | Emigration and Immigration, Societies, Military Records,<br>Periodicals, Newspapers<br> | ||
| See the | | See the FamilySearch Wiki aricle for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.<br> | ||
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| Historical background<br> | | Historical background<br> | ||
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| Genealogy, Emigration and <br>Immigration<br> | | Genealogy, Emigration and <br>Immigration<br> | ||
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| Place-finding aids | | Place-finding aids | ||
| Gazetteers, Maps<br> | | Gazetteers, Maps<br> | ||
| Historical Geography<br> | | Historical Geography<br> | ||
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| History, Biography, Nobility,<br>Dwellings<br> | | History, Biography, Nobility,<br>Dwellings<br> | ||
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| Religion | | Religion | ||
| Church Records | | Church Records | ||
| History | | History | ||
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Revision as of 10:32, 13 October 2010
This table can help you decide which records to search.
- In column 1, find the goal you selected.
- In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then search for FamilySearch Wiki articles for those topics or subject headings.
- Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
- The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in FamilySearch Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog.
- Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
| 1. If You Need |
2. Look First In |
3. Then Search |
| Age |
Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records |
Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship, Schools |
| Birth date |
Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records |
Obituaries, Occupations, Census |
| Birthplace |
Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records |
Occupations, Naturalization and Citizenship, Schools, Military Records |
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county) |
Gazetteers, Church History |
Maps, History, Historical Geography |
| Death |
Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records, Obituaries, Newspapers |
Probate Records, Court Records, Occupations, Cemeteries |
| Emigration information |
Emigration and Immigration, Societies, Military Records, Periodicals, Newspapers |
See the FamilySearch Wiki aricle for the country to which the ancestor immigrated. |
| Historical background |
History, Church History |
Societies |
| Language helps |
Language and Languages |
Handwriting |
| Living relatives |
Directories, Genealogy |
Societies, Periodicals |
| Maiden name |
Church Records, Civil Registration |
Jewish Records, Obituaries |
| Marriage |
Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records |
Genealogy, Periodicals, Nobility, Newspapers |
| Naming customs |
Names (Personal) |
Genealogy, Periodicals |
| Noble families |
Nobility, Heraldry |
Biography, Periodicals |
| Occupations |
Church Records, Occupations, Directories, Population |
Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Church Directories, Dwellings |
| Parents, children, and other family members |
Church Records, Civil Registration, Obituaries, Jewish Records |
Probate Records, Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship |
| Physical description |
Military Records, Biography |
Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration |
| Place-finding aids | Gazetteers, Maps |
Historical Geography |
| Places of residence |
Population, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Directories, Jewish Records, Military Records |
Biography, Genealogy, Census, Swellings, Land and Property, Periodicals Names (Personal) |
| Previous research (compiled genealogy) |
Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies |
History, Biography, Nobility, Dwellings |
| Religion | Church Records | History |
| Record-finding aids |
Archives and Libraries, Church History, Church Directories |
Societies, Periodicals |