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Beginning Research | |
Record Types | |
Finland Background | |
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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.
Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.
What you are looking for: | Try these records first: | Other useful records: |
Age | Church Records | Census, Probate Records |
Birth date and birthplace | Church Records | — |
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) | Gazetteers | Maps, History |
Death information | Church Records | Probate |
Emigration information | Emigration and Immigration | Church Records |
Ethnic background | Church Records | Minorities, Social Life and Customs, Ethnology |
Historical background | History | Social Life and Customs |
Language helps | Language and Languages | Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |
Living relatives | Genealogy | Societies |
Maiden name | Church Records | — |
Marriage information | Church Records | — |
Naming customs | Names, Personal | Social Life and Customs |
Noble families | Nobility | Biography, Periodicals |
Occupations | Church Records | Probate, Occupations |
Parents, children, and other family members | Church Records | Census, Probate |
Physical description | Military Records | Biography, Genealogy |
Place-finding aids | Postal and Shipping Guides | Gazetteers, Maps, |
Place of residence | Church Records | Geographical Names Census, Taxation |
Previous research (compiled genealogy) | Genealogy, Periodicals | Biography, History, Archives and Libraries |
Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries | Bibliography, Genealogy |
Religion | Church Records | Minorities, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |
Social activities | Social Life and Customs | History |