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If you are looking for a specific piece of information, use this reference:
AGE: Census, Vital Records, Cemeteries, Military Records, Taxation, Obituaries
BIRTH DATE: Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Census, Newspapers, Military Records
BIRTH PLACE: Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Newspapers, Obituaries, Military Records
CITY OR PARISH OF FOREIGN BIRTH: Church Records, Genealogy, Biography, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records, History
COUNTY ORIGINS AND BOUNDARIES: History, Maps, Gazetteers
DEATH: Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Court Records, Land and Property
DIVORCE: Court Records, Divorce Records, Newspapers, Vital Records
ETHNICITY: Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: History, Periodicals, Genealogy, Church History, Minorities
IMMIGRATION OR EMIGRATION DATE: Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Census, Biography, Newspapers, Church Records
MAIDEN NAME: Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers, Bible Records, Military Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Obituaries
MARRIAGE: Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Newspapers, Bible Records, Biography, Genealogy, Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Nobility.
OCCUPATION: Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Civil registration, Occupations, Probate Records, Newspapers, Court Records, Obituaries, Officials and Employees
PARENTS, CHILDREN & OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS: Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Obituaries, Bible Records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration, Land and Property
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Military Records, Biography, Court Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Civil Registration, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Genealogy, Newspapers
PLACE-FINDING AIDS: Gazetteers, Maps, Directories, History, Periodicals, Land and Property, Taxation
PLACE (TOWN) OF RESIDENCE WHEN YOU KNOW ONLY THE STATE: Census, Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Church Records, Directories, Biography, Probate Records, History, Land and Property, Taxation
PLACES FAMILY HAS LIVED: Census, Land and Property, History, Military Records, Taxation, Obituaries
PREVIOUS RESEARCH (Compiled Genealogy): Genealogy, Periodicals, History, Biography, Societies, Nobility
RECORD-FINDING AIDS: Archives and Libraries, Societies, Genealogy, Periodicals
RELIGION: Church Records, History, Biography, Civil Registration, Bible Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Genealogy
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This list includes many of the most common types of records used in genealogical research:
BIRTH: Church Records, Certificate of Birth, Family Bible
CENSUS: Agricultural, Federal, Mortality Schedule, State
CHURCH: Annulment, Baptismal, Banns, Birth, Blessing, Burial, Christening, Confirmation, Death, Divorce, Marriage, Membership Lists, Minister's Records, Minutes, Mission Reports, Mission Release, Ordination, Transfers
COLLECTIONS: DAR, Historical Society, Museums
COURT: Case Files, Convictions, Decrees, Dockets, Judgements, Minutes, Orders
COURT RELATED: Jail, Jury, Justice of the Peace, Lawyer's Briefs, Police/Sheriff
DEATH RECORDS: Autopsy Reports, Cemetery Records, Church Records, Coroner/Police, Death Certificate, Funeral Home Records, Funeral Program, Obituary, Tombstone Photo/Rubbing
DIRECTORIES: City, Schools, Telephone
EMPLOYMENT: Apprenticeships, Applications, Disciplinary, Indentures, Licenses, Pensions, Personnel, Retirement, Service Awards, Social Security, Union
HEALTH: Hospital Records, Immunizations, Nursing Homes, Medical Records
HISTORIES: Local/County, Family
IMMIGRANT: Alien Registration, Citizenship Papers, Crew Lists, Customs Records, Deportation, Immigr. Aid Societies, Letter Books, Log Books, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports, Protocols, Register of Seamen, Vaccinations, Visas
INDEXES: Computer File Index, Family Group Archive, Temple Index Bureau
INSTITUTIONS: Charities, Convents, Genealogical Societies, Hospitals, Libraries, Missions Societies, Orphanages, Schools, Seminaries
INSURANCE: Accident, Automobile, Fire, Health, Life, Marine
LAND: Deeds, Donation Land Claims, Homestead Records, Land Grants, Leases, Maps, Mortgages, Patents, Surveys, Water Rights
LEGAL PAPERS: Abstracts of Titles, Auctions, Bankruptcy, Bonds, Contracts, Guardianship, Loans, Subpoena/Summons
LICENSES: Business, Drivers, Firearms, Hunting, Motor Vehicle, Occupational, Professional, Travel
MAPS & GAZETTEERS
MARRIAGE: Application, Banns, Church Records, Certificate, License, Returns
MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION: Annulment, Church Records, Divorce Decree, Divorce Settlement
MILITARY: Bounty Award, Citations, Court Martial, Disability, Discharge, Firearms, National Guard, Pension, Prisoner of War, Reserve, Selective Service, Separation Papers, Service, Service Ribbons/Medals, Uniform
NEWSPAPER: Advertisements, Anniversaries, Announcements, Birth, Business Page, Death, Funeral Notices, Genealogy Column, Gossip, Historical, Indexes, Local News, Marriages, Obituaries (Local, Hometown, Church/Fraternal/Trade Publications), Society Page, Special Events, Vital Statistics
PERSONAL: Baby Book, Biography/Memoirs, Diaries/Journals, Economic Records, Family Records, Family Bible, Family Histories (Books), Family Histories (Oral), Heirlooms, Legal Papers, Letters, Personal Interviews, Scrapbooks, Wedding Book
PROBATE: Administration, Bonds, Guardianships, Inventories, Packets, Settlements, Wills
SCHOOL: Awards, College, Diploma, Elementary, Graduate School, Graduation, High School, Honor Roll, School Publications (Yearbook/Newspaper), Report Cards, Scholarships, Transcripts
TAX: Income Tax, Personal Property Tax, Poll Tax, Poor Tax, Real Estate Tax, School Tax
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