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

Nebraska Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

Nebraska Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1904 and was generally complied with by 1920. 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 Nebraska began recording deaths in 1904. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Nebraska 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.

Nebraska Record Finder[edit | edit source]

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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska Research[edit | edit source]

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

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 === Nebraska Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Nebraska<br>
-:[[Nebraska Online Genealogy Records|Nebraska Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Online Genealogy Records|Nebraska Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Nebraska Birth Records|How to find Nebraska Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Birth Records|How to find Nebraska Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Nebraska Marriage Records|How to find Nebraska Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Marriage Records|How to find Nebraska Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Nebraska Death Records|How to find Nebraska Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Death Records|How to find Nebraska Death Records]]
 === Nebraska Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Nebraska.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Nebraska.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Nebraska 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:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1904 and was generally complied with by 1920. 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Nebraska began recording deaths in 1904. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Nebraska 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]].
-[[Category:Nebraska]]
+=== Nebraska 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 [[Nebraska Record Finder]].'''
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+Birth information
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+*[[How to Find Nebraska Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Nebraska Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Nebraska Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Nebraska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Nebraska Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Nebraska Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Nebraska Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Nebraska Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Nebraska Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Nebraska Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Nebraska Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Nebraska Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Nebraska Census|Census]]
+*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Nebraska Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Nebraska Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Nebraska Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Nebraska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Nebraska Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Nebraska Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Nebraska History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Nebraska Census|Census]]
+*[[Nebraska Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Nebraska Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Nebraska Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Nebraska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Nebraska Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Nebraska History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Nebraska Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Nebraska Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Nebraska Online Genealogy Records|'''Nebraska Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Nebraska, including research at the county level, visit the [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|'''Nebraska''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/40?region=United%20States%20of%20America Nebraska record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+[[Category:Nebraska, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]