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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. | This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. | ||
Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person? <br> | |||
Step 2. Look at the Record Selection Table below. It will tell you which are the best types of records for that information. <br>> In column 1 find the goal you selected. <br>> In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. | |||
{| width="100%" | Step 3. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. <br> | ||
Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search. <br> | |||
Step 5. Search the records. <br>> If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and try those records. <br> | |||
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%" | |||
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| align="left" | '''1. If You Need''' | | align="left" | '''1. If You Need''' | ||
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In''' | | align="left" | '''2. Look First In''' | ||
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search''' | | align="left" | '''3. Then Search''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Age | | align="left" | Age | ||
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records | | align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Census, Cemeteries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Naturalization and Citizenship, Medical Records, School Records | | align="left" | Census, Cemeteries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Naturalization and Citizenship, Medical Records, School Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Birth date | | align="left" | Birth date | ||
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, School Records | | align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, School Records | ||
| align="left" | Biography, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries, Obituaries | | align="left" | Biography, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries, Obituaries | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Birthplace | | align="left" | Birthplace | ||
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records | | align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records | ||
| align="left" | Biography, Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Medical Records, Convict Records, Cemeteries | | align="left" | Biography, Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Medical Records, Convict Records, Cemeteries | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Children | | align="left" | Children | ||
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | | align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | ||
| align="left" | Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records, School Records, Court Records | | align="left" | Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records, School Records, Court Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Convict Records | | align="left" | Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Convict Records, Correctional Institutions, Emigration and Immigration, Census, Public Records | | align="left" | Convict Records, Correctional Institutions, Emigration and Immigration, Census, Public Records | ||
| align="left" | Court Records | | align="left" | Court Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Death | | align="left" | Death | ||
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Obituaries | | align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Obituaries | ||
| align="left" | Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records, Biography, Genealogy, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records, Medical Records | | align="left" | Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records, Biography, Genealogy, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records, Medical Records | ||
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| align="left" | Divorce | | align="left" | Divorce | ||
| align="left" | Divorce records | | align="left" | Divorce records | ||
| align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy | | align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Ethnicity | | align="left" | Ethnicity | ||
| align="left" | Native Races, Minorities | | align="left" | Native Races, Minorities | ||
| align="left" | <br> | | align="left" | <br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Family members | | align="left" | Family members | ||
| align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | | align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | ||
| align="left" | Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records | | align="left" | Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Historical background | | align="left" | Historical background | ||
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography | | align="left" | History, Historical Geography | ||
| align="left" | Church History | | align="left" | Church History | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Immigration date | | align="left" | Immigration date | ||
| align="left" | Correctional Institutions, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records | | align="left" | Correctional Institutions, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Biography, Census, Medical Records, School Records | | align="left" | Biography, Census, Medical Records, School Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Living relatives | | align="left" | Living relatives | ||
| align="left" | Directories, Civil Registration | | align="left" | Directories, Civil Registration | ||
| align="left" | Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals, Genealogy, Probate Records, Voter Registers, Land and Property | | align="left" | Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals, Genealogy, Probate Records, Voter Registers, Land and Property | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Maiden name | | align="left" | Maiden name | ||
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Convict Records | | align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Biography, Genealogy, Naturalization and Citizenship, Land and Property, Occupations | | align="left" | Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Biography, Genealogy, Naturalization and Citizenship, Land and Property, Occupations | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Marriage | | align="left" | Marriage | ||
| align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Convict Records | | align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Periodicals, Cemeteries, Court Records, Convict Records | | align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Periodicals, Cemeteries, Court Records, Convict Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Occupation | | align="left" | Occupation | ||
| align="left" | Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records, Convict Records | | align="left" | Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records, Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Court records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration, Obituaries, School Records | | align="left" | Court records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration, Obituaries, School Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Parents | | align="left" | Parents | ||
| align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | | align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | ||
| align="left" | Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records | | align="left" | Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Physical description | | align="left" | Physical description | ||
| align="left" | Military Records, Court Records, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records | | align="left" | Military Records, Court Records, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records | ||
| align="left" | Newspapers, Biography | | align="left" | Newspapers, Biography | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Place-finding aids | | align="left" | Place-finding aids | ||
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Directories, Maps | | align="left" | Gazetteers, Directories, Maps | ||
| align="left" | History, Land and Property, Periodicals | | align="left" | History, Land and Property, Periodicals | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Place of residence | | align="left" | Place of residence | ||
| align="left" | Convict Records, Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Voting Registers | | align="left" | Convict Records, Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Voting Registers | ||
| align="left" | Land and Property, Probate Records, Newspapers, Taxation | | align="left" | Land and Property, Probate Records, Newspapers, Taxation | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Record-finding aids | | align="left" | Record-finding aids | ||
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Genealogy | | align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Genealogy | ||
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals | | align="left" | Societies, Periodicals | ||
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| align="left" | Religion | | align="left" | Religion | ||
| align="left" | Church records, Biography, Civil Registration | | align="left" | Church records, Biography, Civil Registration | ||
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records | | align="left" | Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | Town, district, and state origins and boundaries | | align="left" | Town, district, and state origins and boundaries | ||
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps | | align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps | ||
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography | | align="left" | History, Historical Geography | ||
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