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

Oregon Research Strategies

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

Oregon Research Tips

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

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 to improve accuracy.
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. Search Oregon 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.

Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon Research

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

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 === Oregon Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon<br>
-:[[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]]
+*[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|How to find Oregon Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to find Oregon Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|How to find Oregon Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to find Oregon Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to find Oregon Death Records]]
 === Oregon Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Oregon.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oregon.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Oregon 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:''' 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.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Oregon 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 Oregon death records]]
+*'''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]]
 *'''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:Oregon]]
+=== Oregon 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 [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
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+Birth information
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+*[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oregon Census|Census]]
+*[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oregon, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Oregon Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Oregon Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oregon History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Oregon Census|Census]]
+*[[Oregon Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oregon Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Oregon Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Oregon History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Oregon Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
+*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.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/56?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oregon record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+[[Category:Oregon, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]