Argentina Record Finder
This table can help you decide which records to search.
- In column 1 find the goal you selected, then in column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
- Find in column 2 the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that seciton of this outline.
- Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
- The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the topic headings used in this outline and in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog.
- Records containing previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for nearly all of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
| 1. If You Need |
2. Look First In |
3. Then Search |
| Age |
Civil Registration, Church Records |
Census, Emigration and Immigration |
| Birth date | Civil Registration, Church Records | Naturalization, Military Records |
| Country of foreign birth |
Civil Registration, Church Records |
Emigration and Immigration, Schools, Military Records |
| Municipal origins and boundaries | Gazetteer, Maps | History |
| Customs | Social Life and Customs | History, Minorities |
| Death | Civil Registration, Church Records | Cemeteries, Newspapers |
| Ethnicity |
Civil Registration, Church Records |
Emigration and Immigration, Societies |
| Historical background | History | Gazetteers; Periodicals |
| Immigration date |
Emigration and Immigration |
Census, Biography, Naturalization and Citizenship |
| Living relatives |
Directories |
Newspapers, Biography, Court Records |
| Maiden name | Civil Registration, Church Records | Cemeteries, Military Records |
| Marriage | Civil Registration, Church Records |
Census, Military Records |
| Occupation | Civil Registration, Church Records |
Census, Directories |
| Parents and other family members |
Civil Registration, Church Records |
Emigration and Immigration, Census, Probate, Genealogy |
| Physical description | Emigration and Immigration | Military Records |
| Place-finding aids | Gazetteers | Maps, History |
| Place of residence | Civil Registration, Church Records |
Census, Biography |
| Previous research (compiled genealogy) |
Genealogy |
Periodicals, Biography, Societies, Nobility |
| Religion | Church Records | History |
| Social activities | Social Life and Customs | Biography, History, Genealogy |