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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.]]<br>
*'''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.]]<br>


=== Alaska Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


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.  
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]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Alaska Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Alaska Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alaska Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Alaska Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alaska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Alaska Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
|-
| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alaska Church Records|Church records]], [[Alaska Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Alaska Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
|-
| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Alaska Death Records|Death Records]], [[Alaska Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alaska Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alaska Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
|-
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Alaska Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Alaska Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alaska Census|Census]], [[Alaska Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alaska Biography|Biography]], [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|-
|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alaska Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Alaska Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alaska Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
|-
|-
| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alaska Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alaska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alaska Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alaska Biography|Biography]], [[Alaska History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alaska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alaska Census|Census]], [[Alaska Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[United States Voting Records|Voting Registers]], [[Alaska Biography|Biography]], [[Alaska Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alaska Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alaska Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Alaska Biography|Biography]], [[Alaska History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
|}


=== Further Alaska Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] 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 Alaska, including research at the county level, visit the [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]] page on the Research Wiki.
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