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===California Research Strategies===
==California Research Strategies==


Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:<br>  
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:<br>  
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:[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]]
===Finding Indiana Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
:[[How to Find California Birth Records|How to find California Birth Records]]
*[[GuidedResearch:California|Finding Indiana Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
:[[How to Find California Marriage Records|How to find California Marriage Records]]
:[[How to Find California Death Records|How to find California Death Records]]


===California Research Tips===
===Finding Indiana Records===
*[[California Record Finder]]


These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California.
===Indiana Statewide Databases===
*[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]]


*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. 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.
===Indiana Research Process===
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search California death records]]
*[[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present]]
*'''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]].
*[[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905]]
*[[California Descendancy Research]]
*[[How to Find California Birth Records|How to find California Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|How to find California Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find California Death Records|How to find California Death Records]]


===California Record Finder===
==California Research Tips==


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 [[California Record Finder]].'''
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California:<br>
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births in July 1905 and deaths in 1900 and was generally complied with by 1920.  
*'''''County regististration:''''' Some county recorders kept vital statistics before 1905. Monterey County, for example, recorded a few births as early as 1824. Most clerks kept better records in the decades following the Gold Rush.


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*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Indiana Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Indiana.
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| style="padding:10px" |'''1. What you are looking for:'''
'''Substitute Records:'''
| style="padding:10px" |'''2. Try these records first:'''
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| style="padding:10px" |'''3. Other useful 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 they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
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*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information.
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*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Indiana Substitute Records|Indiana Substitute Records]] for more information.
Birth information
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'''Finding Parents:''' 
*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]]
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*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]]
*'''''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.
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Indiana Newspapers]] and [[Indiana Obituaries]] for more information.
*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Indiana Church Records]] for more information.
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*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
'''Census Records:'''
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]]
*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Indiana Census|Indiana Census Records]] for more information.
*[[California Military Records|Military records]]
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
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*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
| style="padding:10px" |Marriage information
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*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Bible Records|Bible records]]
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*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[California Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px" |Death information
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*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[California Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[California Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[California Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[California Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px" |Parents
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*[[How to Find California Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find California Death Records|Death records]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Census|Census]]
*[[California Church Records|Church records]]
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*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[California, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name
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*[[How to Find California Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Probate Records|Probate records]]
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*[[California Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[California Military Records|Military Records]]
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Immigration date
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*[[California Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[California Census|Census]]
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*[[California Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[California History|History]]
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Naturalization
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*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[California Census|Census]]
*[[California Court Records|Court Records]]
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*[[California Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[California Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description
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*[[California Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[California Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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*[[California Biography|Biography]]
*[[California History|History]]
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===Further California Research===
===Further California Research===
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California Research Outline] – California Family History Library Research Outline
*[https://cagenweb.org CAGenWeb] - Indiana GenWeb Project
*[http://genealogytrails.com/cal/ California Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Indiana
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/ Cyndi's List] - Indiana genealogy websites
*[http://www.raogk.org/california-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Indiana Records Guide


*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[California Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[California Online Genealogy Records|'''California Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on California, including research at the county level, visit the [[California, United States Genealogy|'''California''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/11?region=United%20States%20of%20America California record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>


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

Revision as of 21:40, 16 February 2025

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

California Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

Finding Indiana Birth, Marriage or Death Records[edit | edit source]

Finding Indiana Records[edit | edit source]

Indiana Statewide Databases[edit | edit source]

Indiana Research Process[edit | edit source]

California Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California:

Birth and Death information:

  • Statewide registration: The state began registering births in July 1905 and deaths in 1900 and was generally complied with by 1920.
  • County regististration: Some county recorders kept vital statistics before 1905. Monterey County, for example, recorded a few births as early as 1824. Most clerks kept better records in the decades following the Gold Rush.
  • Access to records: See Indiana Vital Records for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Indiana.


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 they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
  • Accuracy: Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information.
  • List of substitute records: See Indiana Substitute Records for more information.


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. See Indiana Newspapers and Indiana Obituaries for more information.
  • Church records: Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See Indiana Church Records for more information.


Census Records:

  • Check all census years: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See Indiana Census Records for more information.
  • 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 in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.

Further California Research[edit | edit source]

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