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== Nevada Research Strategies  ==
== Nevada Research Strategies  ==
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Nevada:<br>
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Nevada:<br>
===Finding Nevada Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
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*[[GuidedResearch:Nevada|Finding Nevada Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Nevada|Finding Nevada Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
===Finding Nevada Records===
*[[Nevada Record Finder]]
*[[Nevada Record Finder]]
===Nevada Statewide Databases===
*[[Nevada Online Genealogy Records|Nevada Online Genealogy Records]]  
*[[Nevada Online Genealogy Records|Nevada Online Genealogy Records]]  
===Nevada Research Process===
*[[Step-by-Step Nevada Research, 1880-Present]]
*[[Step-by-Step Nevada Research, 1880-Present]]
*[[Step-by-Step Nevada Research, 1850-1910]]
*[[Step-by-Step Nevada Research, 1850-1910]]
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These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Nevada:<br>  
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Nevada:<br>  
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Nevada. A 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 1911 in Nevada.  They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Nevada death records]]  
*'''''Statewide birth registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 and was generally complied with by 1920.<ref>''Nevada Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 17. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
*'''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]].
*'''''Local registration:''''' Some county records begin as early as 1887 and will be at the county recorder's office, or in some counties, the county health department.<ref>''Nevada Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 17. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Nevada Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Nevada.
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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 verify information.
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Nevada Substitute Records|Nevada Substitute Records]] for more information.
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'''Finding Parents:'''
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*'''''Death records:''''' State recorded deaths starting in 1911 required birth and parent information. 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 [[Nevada Newspapers]] and [[Nevada Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Nevada 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 [[Nevada Census|Nevada 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.


== Further Nevada Research  ==
== Further Nevada Research  ==
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf Nevada Family History Library Research Outline]  
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf Nevada Research Outline] – Original FamilySearch Library research outline; contains many out of date links
*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/ NVGenWeb] - Nevada GenWeb Project
*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/ NVGenWeb]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/nv/ Cyndi's List] - Nevada genealogy sites on the internet
*[http://genealogytrails.com/nev/ Wyoming Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Nevada
*[http://genealogytrails.com/nev/ Wyoming Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Nevada
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/nv/ Cyndi's List] - Nevada genealogy websites
*[http://www.raogk.org/Nevada-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Nevada
*[http://www.raogk.org/Nevada-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Nevada Records Guide
 
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The Nevada Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Nevada. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Nevada Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Nevada:

Nevada Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Nevada:

  • Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Nevada. A 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 to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Nevada. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Nevada death records
  • 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. Search U.S. Censuses.

Further Nevada Research[edit | edit source]

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