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| <center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | | <center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> |
| <center>''The Iowa Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Iowa. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | | <center>''The Iowa Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Iowa. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> |
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| | == Iowa Research Strategies == |
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| | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Iowa:<br> |
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| | ===Finding Iowa Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== |
| | *[[GuidedResearch:Iowa|Finding Iowa Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] |
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| === Iowa Research Strategies === | | ===Finding Iowa Records=== |
| | *[[Iowa Record Finder|Iowa Record Finder]] |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Iowa<br>
| | ===Iowa Statewide Databases=== |
| | *[[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|Iowa Online Genealogy Records]] |
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| *[[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|Iowa Online Genealogy Records]] | | ===Iowa Research Process=== |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Iowa Research, 1880-Present]] |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Iowa Research, 1850-1910]] |
| | *[[Iowa Descendancy Research]] |
| *[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|How to find Iowa Birth Records]] | | *[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|How to find Iowa Birth Records]] |
| *[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|How to find Iowa Marriage Records]] | | *[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|How to find Iowa Marriage Records]] |
| *[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|How to find Iowa Death Records]] | | *[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|How to find Iowa Death Records]] |
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| === Iowa Research Tips ===
| | == Iowa Research Tips == |
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| These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Iowa. | | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Iowa: |
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| *'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in July 1, 1880 in Iowa and was generally complied with by 1924. TA helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
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| *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 in Iowa; however, general compliance did not begin until 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Iowa death records]]
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| *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in July 1, 1880, with full compliance by 1924. |
| | *'''''County regististration:''''' Only a few county clerks recorded births and deaths before the state required registration in 1880. |
| | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Iowa Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Iowa. |
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| | '''Substitute Records:''' |
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| | *'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. |
| | *'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. |
| | *'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Iowa Substitute Records|Iowa Substitute Records]] for more information. |
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| | '''Finding Parents:''' |
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| | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1880 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. |
| | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Iowa Newspapers]] and [[Iowa Obituaries]] for more information. |
| | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Iowa Church Records]] for more information. |
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| | '''Census Records:''' |
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| | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Iowa Census|Iowa Census Records]] for more information. |
| | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. |
| | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. |
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| === Iowa Record Finder === | | == Further Iowa Research == |
| | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Iowa.pdf Iowa Family History Library Research Outline] |
| | *[https://iagenweb.org/ IAGenWeb] - Iowa GenWeb Project |
| | *[http://genealogytrails.com/iowa/ Iowa Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Iowa |
| | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ia/ Cyndi's List] - Iowa genealogy websites |
| | *[http://www.raogk.org/iowa-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Iowa Records Guide |
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| This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Iowa Record Finder]].'''
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| | style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
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| Birth information
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Iowa Military Records|Military records]]
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| | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
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| *[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[Iowa Military Records|Military records]]
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Iowa Census|Census]]
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| *[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| *[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Iowa Census|Census]]
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| *[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Iowa History|History]]
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| Naturalization
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| *[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Iowa Census|Census]]
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| *[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Voting Records|Voting Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| *[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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| *[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Iowa History|History]]
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| === Further Iowa Research ===
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| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Iowa Record Finder]].'''
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| *For online record collections, go to [[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|'''Iowa Online Genealogy Records.''']]
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| *For more research on Iowa, including research at the county level, visit the [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|'''Iowa''']] page on the Research Wiki.
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| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/51?region=United%20States%20of%20America Iowa record collections] at FamilySearch.
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| *Marieta A. Grissom. ''Genealogical Research in Iowa.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 102 # 4 (December 2014): 263-306. FS Library 973 B2ng
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| [[Category:Iowa Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:Iowa Research Strategies]] |
| [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] |
| [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | | [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] |