CHECKLIST FOR BEGINNING GENEALOGISTS

PART FIVE

Potential Useful Information about People You Are Researching

Knowing any of the following types of information about an ancestor can often help us acquire further information about that person:

Age at time of death
Awards/decorations
Baptism/christening date
Birthdate
Birthplace
Children
Churches/Synagogues/Mosques
Clubs/associations
Country of birth
Criminal history/incarceration
Death date
Ethnicity
Health
Immigration date
Maiden name
Martial status
Naturalization date
Occupation
Parents
Physical description
Place of death
Place(s) of residence
Professional associations
Real estate/home ownership
Religion
Siblings
Schools/colleges
Spouse(s)
Unions (labor organizations)
Veteran status

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CHECKLIST FOR BEGINNING GENEALOGISTS

PART ONE

Records/Documents with Potential Significance for Genealogists

The following types of records can provide valuable information for the person just beginning his/her genealogical research:

Account books
Adoption records
Address books
Animal bounty records
Alien internment records
Alien registration records
Almshouse/asylum records
Apprenticeship/Indenture records
Baby books
Bank records
Bankruptcy records
Baptism records
Bible records
Birth records
Bounty land records
Cattle brands/estray records
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) records
Cemetery & burial records
Census records
Christening records
Church records
City & county directories
Class photos/class reunions
Club records
College & university records
Confirmation records
Coroner's records
County histories
Court records
Deeds & mortgages
Diaries
Divorce records
Dog license records
Draft registration & conscription records
Employment records
Family histories
Family photos
FBI/police records
Financial records
Fraternal organization records
Funeral cards
Government agency records
Graduation records
Guardian records

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