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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Lithuania ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Lithuania topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Lithuania Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Maps|Maps]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Newspapers|Newspapers]], Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Lithuania History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Lithuania Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Directories, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Names, Personal
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
| Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Heraldry
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Lithuania Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Maps|Maps]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania History|History]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania History|History]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Lithuania Genealogy|Genealogies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Lithuania Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Directories
*[[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| —
*Names, personal
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Online classes
| Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
|}
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[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
 
[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 29 February 2024


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Record Finder Table for Lithuania

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Lithuania topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
  • Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records
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