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-=== Oregon Research Strategies  ===
+== Oregon Research Strategies  ==
-Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon<br>
+Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oregon:<br>
+<br>
 *[[Oregon Online Genealogy Records|Oregon Online Genealogy Records]]
 *[[How to Find Oregon Birth Records|How to find Oregon Birth Records]]
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 *[[How to Find Oregon Death Records|How to find Oregon Death Records]]
-=== Oregon Research Tips  ===
+== Oregon Research Tips  ==
-These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oregon.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oregon:<br>
+<br>
+'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
+----
+*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 and had immediate compliance.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
+*'''''County registration:''''' A few some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1854, although most did not start until after state registration began in 1903.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
+*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oregon Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oregon.
+<br>
+'''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 verify information.
+*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Oregon Substitute Records|Oregon Substitute Records]] for more information.
+<br>
+'''Finding Parents:'''
+----
+*'''''Death records:'''''  In 1903, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. 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 [[Oregon Newspapers]] and [[Oregon Obituaries]] for more information.
+*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oregon Church Records]] for more information.
+<br>
+'''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 [[Oregon Census|Oregon 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:''' 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 For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
+== Oregon Record Finder  ==
-*'''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. [[How to Find United States Death Records|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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-=== 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 [[Oregon Record Finder]].'''
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 *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/56?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oregon record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Oregon, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
 [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]