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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Alberta|Alberta]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
== Record Finder Table for Alberta ==
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.


2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Alberta topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
===Vital Events ===
 
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4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library 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.
 
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|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Newspapers
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records,&nbsp;
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| align="left" | Residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records,&nbsp; Census, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Alberta Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration,&nbsp;Newspapers, Cemeteries
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Military Records, Biography
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals
*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Land and Property
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Military Records
*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
| align="left" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property
*
| align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
|-  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Historical Geography
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
| align="left" | History, Biography
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Periodicals
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, History
| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
|}
|}


[[Category:Alberta]]
 
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[[Category:Alberta, Canada]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 13:29, 1 December 2020

Alberta Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Alberta Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Alberta

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 Alberta 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
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

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

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description


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