Utah Record Finder: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:17, 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
Occupations	Biography Obituaries Genealogy	Newspapers Military Records
Parents	Vital Records Church Records Genealogy	Biography
Photographs	Biography Genealogy	History
Physical description	Biography Genealogy	Military Records
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers Historical Geography Colonization History	Archives and Libraries
Places of residence	Census Directories Church Records	Biography Obituaries Colonization
Previous research	Genealogy	Biography History Periodicals
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries History Periodicals	For Further Reading
Spouses	Vital Records Church Records Biography	Genealogy Obituaries Military Records

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 | Places of residence
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-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Membership Records<br>Directories<br>Census
+[[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Directories|Directories]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>
-| Obituaries<br>Church Priesthood Records<br>Colonization<br>Missionaries
+| [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>Colonization<br>
 |-
 | Previous research
 |
-[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Temple Records<br><br>
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>
 |
-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals
+[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-|-
-| Priesthood ordinations
-|
-[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Church Priesthood Records<br>Temple Records
-|
-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br><br>
 |-
 | Record-finding aids
-| Archives and Libraries<br>Periodicals
+| [[Utah Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-| For Further Reading<br><br>
+| [[Utah For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]<br><br>
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 | Spouses
 |
-Church Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
+[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
-|
-[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Military Records
-|-
-| Temple ordinances
 |
-Temple Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
-|
-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br><br>
-|-
-| Wards/branches attended
-|
-[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Directories<br>Census<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
-| Priesthood Records<br>Missionaries<br>Historical Geography<br>History
-|-
-| Ward/branch boundaries
-| Historical Geography<br>History<br>Colonization
-|
-[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |}