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

Virginia Research Strategies

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

Virginia Research Tips

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

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in June 1912 in Virginia. 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 June 1912 in Virginia. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Virginia 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.

Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Virginia Research

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

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 *'''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:Research Tips and Strategies]]
 === Virginia Record Finder  ===
-This 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.
+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 [[Virginia Record Finder]].'''
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-| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
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-| [[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]
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-| [[Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Virginia Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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+*[[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Virginia Military Records|Military records]]
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-| Marriage information
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-| [[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Virginia Church Records|Church records]], [[Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Virginia Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Virginia Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
-| Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
-| [[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death Records]], [[Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Virginia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Virginia Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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+*[[Virginia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Virginia Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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-| Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
-| [[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Census|Census]], [[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]
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-| [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Virginia Census|Census]]
+*[[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Virginia Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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-| Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]]
+Maiden name
-| [[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Virginia Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Virginia Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
-| Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Virginia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Virginia Census|Census]]
+Immigration date
-| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia History|History]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Virginia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Virginia Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Virginia Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Virginia History|History]]
 |-
-| Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Virginia Census|Census]], [[Virginia Court Records|Court Records]]
+Naturalization
-| [[Virginia Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Virginia Census|Census]]
+*[[Virginia Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Virginia Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Virginia Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Virginia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
-| Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[Virginia Military Records|Military Records]], [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+Physical description
-| [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia History|History]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Virginia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Virginia Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Virginia History|History]]
 |}
 === Further Virginia Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Virginia Record Finder]].'''
-For more research on Virginia, including research at the county level, visit the [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For online record collections, go to [[Virginia Online Genealogy Records|'''Virginia Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Virginia, including research at the county level, visit the [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|'''Virginia''']] page on the Research Wiki.
-Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/46?region=United%20States%20of%20America Virginia record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-states-of-america/virginia Virginia record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 [[Category:Virginia, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
 [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]