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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Census
Birth date	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	—
Birthplace	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	—
Death	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Probate Records
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Historical background	History	Social Life and Customs, Societies
Marriage	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	—
Naming customs	Names, Personal	Social Life and Customs
Noble families	Nobility	Biography, Periodicals, Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	—
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Probate Records, Court Records
Physical description	Military Records	Biography, Genealogy
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers	Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Census, Probate, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Make sure to talk with living relatives to find out what they know before initiating any new research.  Home sources can be invaluable to the beginning researcher.	Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies	History, Biography, Archives and Libraries