Utah Record Finder: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:36, 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 History	Genealogy
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 Newspapers Obituaries	Biography Church Records
Emigration, immigration	Emigration and Immigration Obituaries Naturalization and Citizenship Church Records	Genealogy Biography History Newspapers Periodicals
Family history or genealogy	Genealogy Biography	History Military Records For Further Reading
Historical background	History Church History Historical Geography	Periodicals
Living relatives	Obituaries Genealogy Census	Biography Newspapers
Maps	Maps Gazetteers Historical Geography Utah History	Colonization
Marriage information	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries	Biography Genealogy Newspapers
Occupations	Census Obituaries Genealogy	Biography 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 Maps	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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-[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]
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-[[Utah History|History]]<br><br><br>
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 | Children
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-[[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+[[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
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-[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br><br>
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 | Divorce
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-[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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-[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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 [[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
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-[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]] <br> [[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]] <br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> [[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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 | Historical background
-| [[Utah History|History]]<br>Historical Geography
+| [[Utah History|History]]<br>Church History<br>Historical Geography
 | [[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br>
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 | Living relatives
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-[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br> [[Utah Census|Census]]
-| [[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br><br>
+|[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br><br>
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 | Maps
-| Historical Geography<br>[[Utah History]]<br>
+| [[Utah Maps|Maps]]<br>[[Utah Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]<br>Historical Geography<br>[[Utah History]]<br>
 | Colonization
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 | Marriage information
-| [[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
+| [[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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-[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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 | Occupations
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-[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+[[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
-| [[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]<br><br>
+| [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
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 | Parents
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 [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 | Physical description
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 [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
-| [[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]<br><br>
+| [[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
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 | Place-finding aids
-| [[Utah Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]<br>Historical Geography<br>Colonization<br>[[Utah History|History]]
+| [[Utah Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]<br>Historical Geography<br>Colonization<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Maps|Maps]]
 | [[Utah Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]<br><br><br>
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