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== Utah Research Strategies  ==
== Utah Research Strategies  ==
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Utah:<br>


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


*[[Utah Online Genealogy Records|Utah Online Genealogy Records]]  
===Finding Utah Records===
*[[How to Find Utah Birth Records|How to find Utah Birth Records]]  
*[[Utah Record Finder]]
*[[How to Find Utah Marriage Records|How to find Utah Marriage Records]]  
 
*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|How to find Utah Death Records]]
===Utah Statewide Databases===
*[[Utah Online Genealogy Records]]
 
===Utah Research Process===
*[[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1900-Present|Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1900-Present]]
*[[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1850-1905|Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1850-1905]]
*[[Utah Descendancy Research]]
*[[How to Find Utah Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find Utah Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|How to Find Death Records]]


== Utah Research Tips  ==
== Utah Research Tips  ==
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Utah:<br>
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Utah:<br>
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*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.  
*'''''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.
*'''''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 1905 in Utah and was generally complied with 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:''' The earliest Utah statewide death recording began in 1897, with Salt Lake City recording deaths as early as 1848. Statewide registration didn't begin until 1905, and was generally complied with by 1919. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Utah 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]].


== Further Utah Research  ==
== Further Utah Research  ==
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Utah Record Finder]].'''
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Utah.pdf Utah Family History Library Research Outline]  
*For online record collections, go to [[Utah Online Genealogy Records|'''Utah Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~utgenweb/ UTGenWeb] - Utah GenWeb Project
*For more research on Utah, including research at the county level, visit the [[Utah, United States Genealogy|'''Utah''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*[http://genealogytrails.com/utah/ Utah Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Utah
*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/27?region=United%20States%20of%20America Utah record collections] at FamilySearch.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ut/ Cyndi's List] - Utah genealogy websites
*[http://www.raogk.org/Utah-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Utah Records Guide


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