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| === Oregon Research Strategies ===
| | == Oregon Research Strategies == |
| | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon:<br> |
| | ===Finding Oregon Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== |
| | *[[GuidedResearch:Oregon|Finding Oregon Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon<br>
| | ===Finding Oregon Records=== |
| | *[[Oregon Record Finder]] |
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| | ===Oregon Statewide Databases=== |
| *[[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|Oregon Online Genealogy Records]] | | *[[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|Oregon Online Genealogy Records]] |
| *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|How to find Oregon Birth Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to find Oregon Marriage Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to find Oregon Death Records]]
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| === Oregon Research Tips === | | ===Oregon Research Process=== |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1900-Present|Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1900-Present]] |
| | *[[Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1850-1903|Step-by-Step Oregon Research, 1850-1903]] |
| | *[[Oregon Descendancy Research]] |
| | *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] |
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| These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oregon.
| | == Oregon Research Tips == |
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| *'''Birth information:''' Oregon statewide registration of births began in 1903. 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.
| | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oregon:<br> |
| *'''Finding Parents:''' Oregon began statewide registration of deaths began in July 1903. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Oregon death records]] | | <br> |
| *'''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]].
| | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> |
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| === Oregon Record Finder ===
| | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 and had immediate compliance.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> |
| | | *'''''County registration:''''' A few counties kept birth and death records as early as 1854, although most did not start until after state registration began in 1903.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> |
| 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 [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
| | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oregon Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oregon. |
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| | style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
| | *'''''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. |
| | style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
| | *'''''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. |
| | style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
| | *'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Oregon Substitute Records|Oregon Substitute Records]] for more information. |
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| | '''Finding Parents:''' |
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| | *'''''Death records:''''' In 1903, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. |
| *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
| | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Oregon Newspapers]] and [[Oregon Obituaries]] for more information. |
| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]] | | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oregon Church Records]] for more information. |
| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
| | '''Census Records:''' |
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| *[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Oregon Census|Oregon Census Records]] for more information. |
| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. |
| *[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible 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. |
| *[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | |
| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death Records]] | |
| *[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]] | |
| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |
| *[[Oregon Census|Census]]
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]] | |
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| *[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Oregon History|History]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Census|Census]]
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| *[[Oregon Voting Records|Voting Records]] | |
| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Oregon Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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| *[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Oregon History|History]]
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| === Further Oregon Research ===
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| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
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| *For online record collections, go to [[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|'''Oregon Online Genealogy Records.''']] | |
| *For more research on Oregon, including research at the county level, visit the [[Oregon, United States Genealogy|'''Oregon''']] page on the Research Wiki.
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| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/56?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oregon record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
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| | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Oregon, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:Oregon, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]] |
| [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | | [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] |