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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  ===
=== Oregon 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 [[Oregon 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 Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Oregon Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Oregon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Oregon Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Oregon Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Oregon Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Oregon, 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 Oregon Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Oregon Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Oregon Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Oregon Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Oregon Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Oregon Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Oregon History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Oregon Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Oregon Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Oregon Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Oregon Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Oregon Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Oregon Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Oregon Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Oregon History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Oregon 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 [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|'''Oregon 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 Oregon, including research at the county level, visit the [[Oregon, United States Genealogy|'''Oregon''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/56?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oregon record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/56?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oregon record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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

Revision as of 14:43, 25 September 2020

Oregon Wiki Topics
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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

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



Oregon Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

Oregon Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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

  • Birth information: Oregon statewide registration of births began in 1903. 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: Oregon began statewide registration of deaths began in July 1903. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Oregon 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.

Oregon 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 Oregon 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

Further Oregon Research[edit | edit source]

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