| OBJECTIVE: To obtain information about— | RECORD TYPES: Look in the Family History Library Catalog, Locality section for these record types: |
| First look for: | Then look for: | ||
| Age | Census, Vital Records*, Cemeteries | Military Records, Taxation, Obituaries | |
| Birth date | Vital Records*, Church Records, Bible Records | Cemeteries, Obituaries, Census, Newspapers, Military Records | |
| Birthplace | 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 | |
| Country of foreign birth | Census, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records* | Military Records, Church Records, Newspapers, Obituaries | |
| 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, and 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 |
*Outside the United States and Canada, see “Civil Registration” instead of “Vital Records.”
Note: Also search the Family History Library Catalog, Subject section for key topics in your objective.
Paper publication: 3rd edition, 1994. English approval: 4/93.
(Source: FamilySearch™ )
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