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=== Kentucky Research Strategies === | === Kentucky Research Strategies === | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Kentucky<br> | |||
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===Finding Kentucky Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:Kentucky|Finding Kentucky Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
===Finding Kentucky Records=== | |||
*[[Kentucky Online Record Finder]] | |||
===Kentucky Statewide Databases=== | |||
*[[Kentucky Online Genealogy Records|Kentucky Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
===Kentucky Research Process=== | |||
*[[Step-by-Step Kentucky Research, 1880-Present]] | |||
*[[Step-by-Step Kentucky Research, 1850-1910]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Descendancy Research]] | |||
*[[How to Find Kentucky Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] | |||
=== Kentucky Research Tips === | === Kentucky Research Tips === | ||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Kentucky. | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Kentucky:<br> | ||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1919, with full compliance by 1928. | |||
*'''''Local regististration:''''' Some cities recorded birth and death records as early as 1887, although registration was inconsistent. | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Kentucky Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Kentucky. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''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 [[Kentucky Substitute Records|Kentucky Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1919 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Kentucky Newspapers]] and [[Kentucky Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Kentucky Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Kentucky Census|Kentucky 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. | |||
*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. 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 information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. 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. | ||
*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Kentucky death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Kentucky 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. [[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]]. | ||
=== Further Kentucky Research === | === Further Kentucky Research === | ||
* | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Kentucky.pdf Kentucky Family History Library Research Outline] | ||
* | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb] - Kentucky GenWeb Project | ||
* | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ky/ Cyndi's List] - Kentucky genealogy websites | ||
* | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ken/ Kentucky Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Kentucky | ||
*[http://www.raogk.org/kentucky-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Kentucky Records Guide | |||
[[Category:Kentucky Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:Kentucky Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | ||
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