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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  ===
=== Maryland 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 [[Maryland Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Maryland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Maryland Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Maryland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Maryland Bible Records|Bible records]]
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*[[Maryland Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Maryland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Maryland Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Maryland Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Maryland Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Maryland Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Maryland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Maryland Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Maryland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Maryland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Maryland Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Maryland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Maryland Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Maryland Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Maryland Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Maryland, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Maryland Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Maryland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Maryland Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Maryland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Maryland Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Maryland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Maryland Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Maryland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Maryland Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Maryland History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Maryland Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Maryland Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Maryland Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Maryland Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Maryland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Maryland Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Maryland Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Maryland History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Maryland 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 [[Maryland Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Maryland Online Genealogy Records|'''Maryland 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 Maryland, including research at the county level, visit the [[Maryland, United States Genealogy|'''Maryland''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/53?region=United%20States%20of%20America Maryland record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/53?region=United%20States%20of%20America Maryland record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


[[Category:Maryland, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Maryland, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
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[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

Revision as of 13:12, 24 September 2020

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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

The Maryland Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Maryland. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.



Maryland Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Maryland

Maryland Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Maryland.

  • Birth information: All counties in Maryland began recording births in 1898, although full compliance did not happen until about 1910. 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: All counties in Maryland began recording deaths in 1898, although greater compliance did not happen until after 1914. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Maryland 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.

Maryland 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 Maryland 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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