Utah Record Finder: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:59, 28 February 2013

This table can help you decide which records will help you find information about your ancestors. Links to the corresponding pages in the wiki are still being created. Until all the links are completed, please view this table as a draft.

In column 1 find your research goal.
In column 2 are the types of records that will likely have the information you need. Each record type is linked to additional information about the record you should search.
More records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.

1. If you need	2. Look First in	3. Then Search
Biographical sketches	Biography Obituaries Genealogy	History
Birth date and place	Church Records Vital Records Census	Biography Cemeteries Military Records
Children	Census Genealogy Obituaries	Church Records Biography
Death information	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries	Newspapers Biography History Periodicals
Divorce	Genealogy Church Records	Biography Newspapers Obituaries
Emigration, immigration	Emigration and Immigration Genealogy Biography Obituaries	Church Records Periodicals History Newspapers
Family history or genealogy	Genealogy Biography	History Military Records For Further Reading
Historical background	History Historical Geography	Periodicals
Living relatives	Genealogy Biography Obituaries	Census Newspapers
Maps	Historical Geography Utah History	Colonization
Marriage information	Vital Records Church Records	Biography Genealogy Obituaries Newspapers
Missionary service	Missionaries Church Membership Records Biography	Obituaries Genealogy History
Occupations	Biography Obituaries Genealogy	Newspapers Military Records
Parents	Genealogy Church Membership Records Temple Records Biography	Missionaries Patriarchal Blessings
Patriarchal blessings	Patriarchal Blessings	Biography Genealogy
Photographs	Biography Genealogy	History
Physical description	Biography Genealogy	Military Records
Place-finding aids	Historical Geography Colonization History	Archives and Libraries
Places of residence	Biography Membership Records Directories Census	Obituaries Church Priesthood Records Colonization Missionaries
Previous research	Genealogy Temple Records	Biography History Periodicals
Priesthood ordinations	Church Membership Records Church Priesthood Records Temple Records	Biography Genealogy
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries Periodicals	For Further Reading
Spouses	Church Membership Records Temple Records Biography	Genealogy Obituaries Military Records
Temple ordinances	Temple Records Church Membership Records Genealogy	Biography
Wards/branches attended	Church Membership Records Directories Census Biography	Priesthood Records Missionaries Historical Geography History
Ward/branch boundaries	Historical Geography History Colonization	Biography Genealogy

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-Vital Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
+[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals<br>Emigration and Immigration
+[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>
+[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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 | Divorce
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-[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
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-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
+[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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 | Emigration, immigration
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-Emigration and Immigration<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]] <br> [[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]] <br> [[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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-[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br>History<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-|-
-| Colonization<br>Obituaries<br>Periodicals
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 | Family history or genealogy
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-[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Temple Records
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>
-| History<br>Military Records<br>For Further Reading
+| [[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]<br>[[Utah For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]
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 | Historical background
-| History<br>Historical Geography
+| [[Utah History|History]]<br>Historical Geography
-| Periodicals<br><br>
+| [[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br>
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 | Living relatives
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-[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-| Census<br>Newspapers<br><br>
+| [[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br><br>
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 | Maps
-| Historical Geography<br><br>
+| Historical Geography<br>[[Utah History]]<br>
-| Colonization<br>History
+| Colonization
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 | Marriage information
-| Vital Records<br>Church Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br><br>
+| [[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
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-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
+[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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