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=== Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page === | |||
''The Louisiana Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Louisiana. It also contains general tips and other resources for locating your ancestors in this locality.'' | |||
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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page[edit | edit source]
The Louisiana Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Louisiana. It also contains general tips and other resources for locating your ancestors in this locality.
Louisiana Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Louisiana
- Louisiana Online Genealogy Records
- How to find Louisiana Birth Records
- How to find Louisiana Marriage Records
- How to find Louisiana Death Records
Louisiana Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Louisiana.
- Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Louisiana. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
- Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Louisiana. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Louisiana death records
- Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.
Louisiana Record Finder[edit | edit source]
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
| 1. What you are looking for: | 2. Try these records first: | 3. Other useful records |
| Birth information | Birth records, Death records, Obituaries, Church records | Cemeteries, Naturalization and Citizenship, Bible records, Military records (pension) |
| Marriage information | Marriage records, Obituaries, Bible records | Church records, Probate records, Military records |
| Death information | Death Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries | Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records |
| Parents | Birth records, Death records, Obituaries, Census, Church records | Biography, Genealogy |
| Maiden name | Marriage Records, Obituaries, Probate records | Church Records, Military Records (pension) |
| Immigration date | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | Obituaries, Biography, History |
| Naturalization | Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records | Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals |
| Physical description | Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) | Biography, History |
Further Louisiana Research[edit | edit source]
For more research on Louisiana, including research at the parrish level, visit the Louisiana page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Louisiana record collections at FamilySearch.