New York Record Finder: Difference between revisions

VisualWikitext

Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 January 2021

New York Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

New York Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

United States

New York

Record Finder

Record Finder Table for New York

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 New York 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	Vital Records Church Records Cemeteries Newspapers Obituaries	Bible Records Census
Marriage place and date	Vital Records Church Records Census Newspapers	Bible Records Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Land and Property
Death date, place, and burial	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Bible Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Vital Records Church Records Newspapers Bible Records	Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Vital Records Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Bible Records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biography Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Societies	Census Newspapers Biography
City or Country of foreign birth	Vital Records Church Records Emigration and Immigration Census Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Newspapers Obituaries Military Records Biography Societies

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Land and Property Vital Records Directories Taxation	Obituaries Probate Records Military Records Biography Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity	Census African American Record Finder African Americans Indigenous Peoples Cultural Groups Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Church Records Emigration and Immigration Periodicals Societies
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Court Records Biography
Religion	Church Records Biography	Bible Records Cemeteries
Social activities	Biography Newspapers Societies	Obituaries Court Records Cemeteries Directories
Physical description	Military Records Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Vital Records Emigration and Immigration

Adoption

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 | link3=
 | link4=
-| link5=[[New York Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
+| link5=[[New York Record Finder|Record Finder]]
 }}
+[[Category:Record Finder]]
+__TOC__
-This table can help you decide which records to search.
+== Record Finder Table for New York ==
+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.
-. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
+== List of Topics ==
+This Record Finder table links to the New York topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
-. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
+===Vital Events ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
-. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
-. Then look for the record type you need in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
-Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
-{| width="75%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | '''1. If You Need&nbsp;'''
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Age
+| align="left" | Birth date and place
-| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Birth date
+| align="left" | Marriage place and date
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Birthplace
+| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Census|Census]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+|}
+===Maiden Names and Family Members===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Biography|Biography]], [[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
+| align="left" | Maiden name
-| align="left" | [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New York Census|Census]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
-| align="left" | County origins and boundaries
+| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
-| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Maps|Maps]], [[United States Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Death
+| align="left" | Living relatives
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Town Records|Town Records]]
+*[[New York Directories|Directories]]
-|-
+*[[New York Court Records|Court Records]]
-| align="left" | Ethnicity
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-| align="left" | [[United States Minorities|Minorities]], [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|American Indians]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
+*[[New York Societies|Societies]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+|-
+|}
+=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Historical background
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[United States Minorities|Minorities]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
 | align="left" | Immigration date
-| align="left" | [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
+*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
+| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
-| align="left" | [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Court Records|Court Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], Internet, [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Biography|Biography]], [[New York Societies|Societies]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
+*[[New York Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Residences and Locations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Maiden name
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Marriage
+| align="left" | Residence
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Census|Census]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Town Records|Town Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Directories|Directories]]
+*[[New York Taxation|Taxation]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
+*[[New York Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Occupation
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Court Records|Court Records]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
+| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
-| align="left" | [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York Census|Census]], Phone Disc, [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
+*[[African American Record Finder]]
+*[[African American Resources for New York|African Americans]]
+*[[Indigenous Peoples of New York|Indigenous Peoples]]
+*[[New York Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[New York Societies|Societies]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Physical description
+| align="left" | Occupation
-| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[New York Census|Census]]
-|-
+*[[New York Directories|Directories]]
-| align="left" | Place-finding aids
+*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-| align="left" | [[New York Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[New York Maps|Maps]], [[New York Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-|-
+*[[New York Court Records|Court Records]]
-| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the state
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
-| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]] (indexed), [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]], and other records with a statewide index, [[Soundex|Soundex]]
-| align="left" | [[New York Biography|Biography]], [[New York Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Societies|Societies]], [[New York Taxation|Taxation]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Places family has lived
-| align="left" | [[New York Census|Census]], [[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Directories|Directories]]
-| align="left" | [[New York Military Records|Military Records]], [[New York Taxation|Taxation]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| align="left" | [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
-| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Record-finding aids
-| align="left" | [[New York Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
-| align="left" | [[New York Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
-| align="left" | [[New York Church Records|Church Records]], [[New York History|History]], [[New York Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[New York Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
-| align="left" | [[New York History|History]], [[New York Biography|Biography]] [[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[United States Town Records|Town Records]], [[New York Court Records|Court Records]], [[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New York Directories|Directories]], [[New York Newspapers|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
+*[[New York Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[New York Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[New York Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[New York Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[New York Directories|Directories]]
+|-
+| align="left" | Physical description
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[New York Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[New York Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[New York Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[New York Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+|-
 |}
-[[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]] [[Category:New York Research Strategies]]
+=== Adoption ===
+For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
+[[Category:Record_Finder]] [[Category:New York Research Strategies]]