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-=== Indiana Research Strategies  ===
+==Indiana Research Strategies  ==
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Indiana:<br>
+===Finding Indiana Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
 *[[GuidedResearch:Indiana|Finding Indiana Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
+===Finding Indiana Records===
+*[[Indiana Record Finder|Indiana Record Finder]]
+===Indiana Statewide Databases===
 *[[Indiana Online Genealogy Records|Indiana Online Genealogy Records]]
-*[[Indiana Record Finder|Indiana Record Finder]]
+===Indiana Research Process===
 *[[Step-by-Step Indiana Research, 1900 to the Present|Step-by-Step Indiana Research, 1900 to the Present]]
 *[[Step-by-Step Indiana Research, 1850-1900|Step-by-Step Indiana Research, 1850-1900]]
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 *[[How to Find Indiana Marriage Records|How to find Indiana Marriage Records]]
 *[[How to Find Indiana Death Records|How to find Indiana Death Records]]
-*[https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/00000191-293b-d270-a1d5-b9bfd4890001/indiana-pdf FamilySearch Research Guide]
-*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Indiana.pdf Indiana Family History Library Research Outline]
-=== Indiana Research Tips  ===
+== Indiana Research Tips  ==
 These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Indiana.
-*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1907, with 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 and Death information:'''<br>
-*'''Finding Parents:''' Death records were recorded by the county health office beginning in 1882, where they remained before mandatory recording with the state board of health began in January 1900. . They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Indiana death records]]
+*'''Statewide registration:''' The state began registering births and deaths beginning in 1907, with full compliance by 1920.
-*'''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]].
+*'''County regististration:''' County health office recorded death records beginning in 1882 until the state board took over in January 1900.
+'''Substitute records:'''
+*'''Secondary source:''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth marriage and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but were not recorded at the time of the event or was not an official record of the event.
+*'''Accuracy:''' Because the information about an event was not the official record of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records), other secondary sources should be sought for varification.
+*[[Indiana Record Finder|Indiana Record Finder]]
+'''Finding Parents:'''
+*'''Death records:''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers.
+*'''Obituaries:''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members.
-=== Further Indiana Research  ===
+'''Census Records:'''
+*'''Check all census years:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members.
+*'''Clues to other records:''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
+*'''Finding families:''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
+== Further Indiana Research  ==
+*[https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/00000191-293b-d270-a1d5-b9bfd4890001/indiana-pdf FamilySearch Research Guide]
+*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Indiana.pdf Indiana Family History Library Research Outline]
 *[http://ingenweb.org/ INGenWeb]] - Indiana GenWeb Project
 *[http://genealogytrails.com/ind/ Indiana Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Indiana