Documenting
Recent Generations
Suggested
Sources
BIRTH
|
Complete Birth Certificate |
Birth Record |
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Delayed Birth Certificate |
Newspaper Announcement |
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Doctor/Midwife Record |
School Record |
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Church Record |
Baptismal Certificate |
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HMO Record |
Social Security Application |
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Census – Federal, State |
Job Application – Federal, Local |
MARRIAGE
|
Complete Marriage Record |
Marriage Certificate |
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Bond/Bann |
Newspaper Announcement |
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Divorce |
Tombstone/Cemetery Record |
DEATH
|
Complete Death Record |
Church Record/Notice |
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Cemetery/Tombstone Record |
Obituary |
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Mourning/Funeral Card |
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Funeral Home Record |
Professional Organizations |
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Insurance Policy |
Fraternal Organization Records |
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Social Security Death Record |
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CLASSIC SOURCES
|
Census – State, Federal |
Probate Records |
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Land Records |
Bible and Family Records |
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Military and Pension Records |
Church Registers and Records |
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Tax Records |
Encounters with the Law |
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Genealogies (use with caution) |
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CONTEMPORARY SOURCES
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Telegrams |
Church Personnel |
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Passports and Visa Applications |
Institutional (Military homes, prisons) |
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Letters from Town Clerks and Town Historians |
Employment Record – Private Industry |
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Mortgage or Loan Applications |
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