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== Record Finder Table for Alberta ==
1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
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 ==
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
This Record Finder table links to the Alberta topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)


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4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}


===Maiden Names and Family Members===
Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
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*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}


=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''1. If You Need''' <br>| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''2. Look First In''' <br>| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Age <br>| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records <br>| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Birthplace <br>| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records <br>| align="left" | Census, Newspapers<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography, <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Country of foreign birth <br>| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship <br>| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Ethnic background <br>| align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census <br>| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records,&amp;nbsp;<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Historical background <br>| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals <br>| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions) <br>| align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries <br>| align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Marriage <br>| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records,&amp;nbsp; Census, Newspapers <br>| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members <br>| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy <br>| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration,&amp;nbsp;Newspapers, Cemeteries<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Military Records, Biography <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Place-finding aids <br>| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History <br>| align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Land and Property <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Military Records<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province <br>| align="left" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property <br>| align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Historical Geography<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy) <br>| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies <br>| align="left" | History, Biography<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Periodicals<br>|-<br>| align="left" | Religion <br>| align="left" | Census, Church Records, History <br>| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries<br>|-<br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies <br>| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries<br>|}
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]


*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
[[Category:Alberta]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Alberta Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
*
|-
|}
 
 
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[[Category:Alberta, Canada]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 20:03, 13 November 2010

This table can help you decide which records to search in Alberta. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.

1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.

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

3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.

4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.

Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

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