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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The California Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for California. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

California Research Strategies

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

California Online Genealogy Records

How to find California Birth Records

How to find California Marriage Records

How to find California Death Records

California Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California.

Birth information: Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. 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: The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search California 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.

California Record Finder

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 California Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further California Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see California Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to California Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on California, including research at the county level, visit the California page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the California record collections at FamilySearch.

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-Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Alaska:<br>
+===California Research Strategies===
-:[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]]
+Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:<br>
-:[[How to Find California Birth Records|How to find California Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find California Marriage Records|How to find California Marriage Records]]
+:[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]]
+:[[How to Find California Birth Records|How to find California Birth Records]]
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-=== California Research Tips  ===
+===California Research Tips===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Alaska.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. 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.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Arkansas death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search California 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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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+===California Record Finder===
+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 [[California Record Finder]].'''
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+*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[California Military Records|Military records]]
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+| style="padding:10px" |Marriage information
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+*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]]
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+*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[California Military Records|Military records]]
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+| style="padding:10px" |Death information
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+*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death Records]]
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+*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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+*[[California Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[California Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[California Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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+| style="padding:10px" |Parents
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+*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[California Census|Census]]
+*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[California Biography|Biography]]
+*[[California, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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+Maiden name
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+*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top" |
+*[[California Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[California Military Records|Military Records]]
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+Immigration date
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+*[[California Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[California Census|Census]]
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+*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[California Biography|Biography]]
+*[[California History|History]]
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+Naturalization
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+*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[California Census|Census]]
+*[[California Court Records|Court Records]]
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+*[[California Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[California Biography|Biography]]
+*[[California Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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+*[[California Biography|Biography]]
+*[[California History|History]]
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+===Further California Research===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[California Online Genealogy Records|'''California Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on California, including research at the county level, visit the [[California, United States Genealogy|'''California''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/11?region=United%20States%20of%20America California record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+[[Category:California, United States]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]