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

Vermont Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

Vermont Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1857 and was generally complied with by 1919. 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 1857 and was generally complied with by 1919. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Vermont 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.

Vermont 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 Vermont 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 Vermont Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Vermont Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Vermont Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Vermont, including research at the county level, visit the Vermont page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Vermont record collections at FamilySearch.
Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England. Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Pubishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr

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 === Vermont Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Vermont<br>
-:[[Vermont Online Genealogy Records|Vermont Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Vermont Online Genealogy Records|Vermont Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records|How to find Vermont Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records|How to find Vermont Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Vermont Marriage Records|How to find Vermont Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Vermont Marriage Records|How to find Vermont Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Vermont Death Records|How to find Vermont Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Vermont Death Records|How to find Vermont Death Records]]
 === Vermont Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Vermont.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Vermont.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Vermont 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 1857 and was generally complied with by 1919. 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 Vermont 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 Vermont death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1857 and was generally complied with by 1919. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Vermont 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:Vermont]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+=== Vermont 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 [[Vermont Record Finder]].'''
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+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Vermont Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Vermont Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Vermont Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Vermont Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Vermont Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Vermont Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Vermont Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Vermont Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Vermont Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Vermont Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Vermont Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Vermont Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Vermont Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Vermont Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Vermont Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Vermont Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Vermont Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Vermont Census|Census]]
+*[[Vermont Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Vermont Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Vermont, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Vermont Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Vermont Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Vermont Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Vermont Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Vermont Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Vermont Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Vermont Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Vermont History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Vermont Census|Census]]
+*[[Vermont Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Vermont Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Vermont Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Vermont Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Vermont Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Vermont Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Vermont History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Vermont Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Vermont Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Vermont Online Genealogy Records|'''Vermont Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Vermont, including research at the county level, visit the [[Vermont, United States Genealogy|'''Vermont''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/47?region=United%20States%20of%20America Vermont record collections] at FamilySearch.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Pubishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr]
+[[Category:Vermont Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]