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== Montana Research Strategies == | |||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Montana:<br> | |||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Montana<br> | <br> | ||
*[[GuidedResearch:Montana|Finding Montana Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
*[[Montana Record Finder]] | |||
*[[Montana Online Genealogy Records|Montana Online Genealogy Records]] | *[[Montana Online Genealogy Records|Montana Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
*[[How to Find Montana Birth Records|How to | *[[Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1880-Present]] | ||
*[[How to Find Montana Marriage Records|How to | *[[Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1850-1910]] | ||
*[[How to Find Montana Death Records|How to | *[[Montana Descendancy Research]] | ||
*[[How to Find Montana Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Montana Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Montana Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] | |||
== Montana Research Tips == | |||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Montana:<br> | |||
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*'''Birth information:''' Montana statewide registration of births began in 1907 with general compliance by 1920. 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 For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | *'''Birth information:''' Montana statewide registration of births began in 1907 with general compliance by 1920. 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 For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | ||
*'''Finding Parents:''' Registration of deaths on the state level began in 1907. By 1910 the registration of deaths reached about 90 percent. It was not until about 1915 that the registration of Montana deaths became reasonably complete. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Montana death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Registration of deaths on the state level began in 1907. By 1910 the registration of deaths reached about 90 percent. It was not until about 1915 that the registration of Montana deaths became reasonably complete. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Montana 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. [[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]]. | ||
== | == Further Montana Research == | ||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf Montana Family History Library Research Outline] | |||
*[http://www.mtgenweb.com/ MTGenWeb] | |||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/mon/ Montana Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Nebraska | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mt/ Cyndi's List] - Nebraska genealogy sites on the internet | |||
*[http://www.raogk.org/Montana-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Nebraska | |||
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Montana Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Montana:
- Finding Montana Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research
- Montana Record Finder
- Montana Online Genealogy Records
- Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1880-Present
- Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1850-1910
- Montana Descendancy Research
- How to Find Birth Records
- How to Find Marriage Records
- How to Find Death Records
Montana Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Montana:
- Birth information: Montana statewide registration of births began in 1907 with general compliance by 1920. 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: Registration of deaths on the state level began in 1907. By 1910 the registration of deaths reached about 90 percent. It was not until about 1915 that the registration of Montana deaths became reasonably complete. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Montana 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.
Further Montana Research[edit | edit source]
- Montana Family History Library Research Outline
- MTGenWeb
- Montana Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of Nebraska
- Cyndi's List - Nebraska genealogy sites on the internet
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Nebraska