Talk:GETTING STARTED IDEA PLAN

= RECORD SELECTION TABLE FOR THE UNITED STATES =

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.

 * 1) In column 1 "IF YOU NEED," locate the goal you wish to accomplish.
 * 2) In column 2 "LOOK FIRST IN," locate the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
 * 3) In column 3 "THE SEARCH," locate additional record types that may be useful in your research.

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THEN SEARCH

 * Age
 * Census, Vital Records, Cemeteries
 * Military Records, Taxation
 * Birth Date
 * Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records
 * Cemeteries, Obituaries, Census
 * Birthplace
 * Vital Recods, Church Records, Census
 * Newspapers, Obituaries
 * City or parish of foreign birth
 * Church Records, Genealogy, Biography, Naturalization and Citizenship, Societies
 * Vital Records, Obituaries, History, Emigration and Immigration
 * Country of foreign birth
 * Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
 * Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries
 * County origins and boundaries
 * History, Maps, Historical Geography
 * Gazetteers
 * Death
 * Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records, Obituaries, Societies
 * Newspapers, Bible Records, Military Records, Town Records
 * Ethnicity
 * Minorities, Native Races, Societies
 * Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Periodicals
 * Historical background
 * History, Periodicals
 * Minorities
 * Immigration date
 * Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Societies
 * Census, Newspapers, Biography
 * Living relatives (and adoptions)
 * Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries, Internet
 * Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
 * Maiden name
 * Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers, Bible Records
 * Cemeteries, Military Records, Probate Records, Obituaries
 * Marriage
 * Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Newspapers, Bible Records, Town Records
 * Cemeteries, Military Records, Probate Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Land and Property
 * Occupation
 * Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration
 * Newspapers, Court Records, Biography
 * Parents, children, and other family members
 * Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Phone Disc, Probate Records, Obituaries, Genealogy
 * Bible Records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration
 * Physical description
 * Military Records, Biography
 * Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records, Emigration and Immigration, Genealogy
 * Place-finding aids
 * Gazetteers, Maps, Historical Geography
 * History, Periodicals
 * Place (town) of residence when you know only the state
 * Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, and other records with a statewide index, Soundex
 * Biography, Probate Records, History, Directories, Societies, Taxation
 * Places family has lived
 * Census, Land and Property, History, Directories
 * Military Records, Taxation, Obituaries
 * Previous research (compiled genealogy)
 * Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
 * History, Biography
 * Record-finding aids
 * Archives and Libraries, Societies
 * Periodicals
 * Religion
 * Church Records, History, Biography
 * Bible Records, Cemeteries, Genealogy
 * Social activities
 * History, Biography Newspapers, Societies
 * Town Records, Court, Records, Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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 * Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, and other records with a statewide index, Soundex
 * Biography, Probate Records, History, Directories, Societies, Taxation
 * Places family has lived
 * Census, Land and Property, History, Directories
 * Military Records, Taxation, Obituaries
 * Previous research (compiled genealogy)
 * Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
 * History, Biography
 * Record-finding aids
 * Archives and Libraries, Societies
 * Periodicals
 * Religion
 * Church Records, History, Biography
 * Bible Records, Cemeteries, Genealogy
 * Social activities
 * History, Biography Newspapers, Societies
 * Town Records, Court, Records, Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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 * Social activities
 * History, Biography Newspapers, Societies
 * Town Records, Court, Records, Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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