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*'''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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== Louisiana Record Finder  ===


This brief 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. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief 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. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Louisiana Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Louisiana Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Louisiana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Louisiana Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Louisiana Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Louisiana Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Louisiana Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Louisiana Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Louisiana Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Louisiana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Louisiana Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Louisiana Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Louisiana Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Louisiana Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Louisiana Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Louisiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Louisiana, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Louisiana Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Louisiana Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Louisiana Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Louisiana Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Louisiana Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Louisiana Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Louisiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Louisiana History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Louisiana Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Louisiana Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Louisiana Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Louisiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Louisiana Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Louisiana Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Louisiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Louisiana History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Louisiana Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Louisiana Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Louisiana Online Genealogy Records|'''Louisiana Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on Louisiana, including research at the county level, visit the [[Louisiana, United States Genealogy|'''Louisiana''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/37?region=United%20States%20of%20America Louisiana record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/37?region=United%20States%20of%20America Louisiana record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


[[Category:Louisiana Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Louisiana Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]

Revision as of 12:24, 24 September 2020

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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 finding 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 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 brief 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. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Louisiana Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

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