Naturalization and Citizenship

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Revision as of 16:08, 1 January 2022 by Hanna5974 (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "census records" to "civilization records")

Guide to locating civilization records for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research.

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What are civilization records?[edit | edit source]

What can you find in civilization records?[edit | edit source]

How do you find civilization records?[edit | edit source]

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Many civilization records are online. You should consult the Wiki article on civilization records for each country to understand how to find and search its civilization records

Sidebar Links to Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

See the links to civilization records in the right sidebar in this typical Wiki main page.

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Online Genealogical Records Pages[edit | edit source]

On the main page for each U.S. State page and country page, a blue button leads to a listing of online record collections.

Look for the blue button on each state and country
main page to link to the Online Genealogy Records page.

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A typical Online Genealogy Records page.

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FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

  • Census Records collected by FamilySearch, usually digitized and online, are listed in the FamilySearch catalog. Enter the name of the country in the "Place Field" and click "Search". A list of record categories will be provided. Select "Census".

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