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Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records	Census, School Records
Birth date and birthplace	Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records	Census, Military Records
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)	Gazetteers	Maps, History
Death information	Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records	Obituaries, Cemeteries
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Historical background	History	Societies, Social Life and Customs
Language helps	Language and Languages	Handwriting, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives	Directories	Societies
Maiden Name	Church Records, Civil Registration	Jewish Records, Obituaries
Marriage information	Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records	—
Naming customs	Names, Personal	Social Life and Customs
Noble families	Nobility, Heraldry	Biography, Periodicals
Occupations	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census, Occupations, Obituaries
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records	Census, Land & Property
Physical description	Military Records	—
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers, Maps	Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence	Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records	Census, Land & Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Genealogy	Periodicals, Societies
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries	Societies
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History