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1 Genealogy Research Checklist Thomas MacEntee, of Abundant Genealogy This checklist is NOT COMPREHENSIVE and is merely a starting point for your own research. Remember that in genealogy your mileage may vary and the record sets I use may not be useful to your own search. In addition, this checklist has a bias towards United States records; however, it can serve as a template for you to create your own country-specific research checklist. PRIMARY GROUP RECORD SET APPLICABLE? Appointment Books Baby Books Bank Statements and Checks Calling Cards Diaries Family Bible Family History Books Family Stories Government Records Greeting Cards Heirlooms Legal Records Letters Medical Records Memoirs Photo Albums Postcards Prayer Cards Recipes Religious Records Scrapbooks Telegrams Wedding Albums Yearbooks Alumni Directory Magazines Newsletters Original Birth Certificate Birth Certificate Adoption Registry Online Genealogies and Family Files Vertical Files Local and County Histories Abstracts and Transcriptions - Online Archive Grid Birth Certificate

2 Delayed Birth Certificate Adoption Baptism Ancestry Family Search Books Google Books Internet Archive Local Public Library MyHeritage WorldCat Account Books Apprentice Records Business Business Journals Governmental Reports Indenture Records Newspaper Advertisements Professional Licenses Professional Organization Records Burial Records Grave Location Records Gravestone Inscription Plot Deed Census Records - Federal 1790 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1800 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1810 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1820 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1830 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1840 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1850 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1860 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1870 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1880 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1890 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1900 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1910 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1920 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1930 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1940 Population Schedule Census Records - Federal 1850 Mortality Schedule Census Records - Federal 1860 Mortality Schedule Census Records - Federal 1870 Mortality Schedule Census Records - Federal 1880 Mortality Schedule Census Records - Federal 1890 Mortality Schedule Census Records - Federal 1900 Mortality Schedule Census Records - Federal 1850 Agricultural Schedule Census Records - Federal 1860 Agricultural Schedule Census Records - Federal 1870 Agricultural Schedule Census Records - Federal 1880 Agricultural Schedule Census Records - Federal 1880 Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent

3 Census Records - Federal 1810 Manufacturing/Industry Schedule Census Records - Federal 1820 Manufacturing/Industry Schedule Census Records - Federal 1850 Manufacturing/Industry Schedule Census Records - Federal 1860 Manufacturing/Industry Schedule Census Records - Federal 1870 Manufacturing/Industry Schedule Census Records - Federal 1880 Manufacturing/Industry Schedule Census Records - Federal 1850 Slave Schedule Census Records - Federal 1860 Slave Schedule Census Records - Federal 1850 Social Statistics Schedule Census Records - Federal 1860 Social Statistics Schedule Census Records - Federal 1870 Social Statistics Schedule Census Records - Federal 1880 Social Statistics Schedule Census Records - Federal 1840 Veterans Schedule Census Records - Federal 1890 Veterans Schedule Census Records - State [YEAR] State Census Baptism Certificate Confirmation Records Congregational Histories Excommunication Records First Holy Communion Records Ministers' Journals Ordination Records Organizational Records and Meeting Minutes Bastardy Records Civil Suit Records Coroners' Records Criminal Records Custody Records Estate Inventories Guardianship Records Insanity / Commitment Records Licenses and Permits Property Foreclosures Voter Registration Records Wills Autopsy Records Burial Records Coroners' Records Death Certificate Death Notice Funeral Home Records Gravestone Information Necrologies () Obituary Social Security Death Index Biographical Business City

4 Gazetteers Professional/Occupational Telephone - Online Online Historical DNA Records DNA Match Records DNA Records DNA Test Results Employment Records Social Security Number Employment Records Social Security Application Compiled Histories Organizational Records and Meeting Minutes Yearbooks Genealogy Databases - Online Ancestry Genealogy Databases - Online Billion Graves Genealogy Databases - Online Find A Grave Genealogy Databases - Online Findmypast Genealogy Databases - Online MyHeritage Genealogy Databases - Online National Genealogy Databases - Online RootsWeb Alien Registration Records Border Crossing Records Emmigration Records Naturalization Records Passenger Lists Passport Records Alms House / Poor House Records Hospital Records Insanity / Commitment Records Orphanage Records Prison Records Work House Records Automobile Business Casualty Health Home Life Abstracts County Map Deeds Grantee Index Grantor Index Homestead Application Homestead Certificate Land Grants Land Patents Land Survey Mortgage Records Plat Map Promissory Notes Licenses and Permits Drivers License

5 Licenses and Permits Professional Licenses Marriage Certificate Marriage License Newspaper Announcement Divorce Petition Divorce Decree - Engagement Colonial War Records - Engagement Revolutionary War Records - Engagement War of 1812 Records - Engagement Indian Wars and Frontier Conflict Records - Engagement Mexican-American War Records - Engagement US Civil War Records - Engagement Spanish-American War Records - Engagement World War I - Engagement World War II - Engagement Korean Conflict Records - Engagement Vietnam Conflict Records Burial Records Discharge Records Draft Records Enlistment Records Land Bounty Records Muster Rolls Payroll Records Pension Records Prisoner of War Records Relocation/Internment Records Service Records Anniversary Announcements Birth Announcements Classified Ads Engagement Announcements Family Reunion Announcements Legal Notices Local News Marital Discord Ads Marriage Announcements Necrologies Obituaries Runaway Notices Shipping News Unclaimed Mail Notices - Online Ancestor Hunt - Online Chronicling America - Online GenealogyBank - Online Newspaper - Online.com - Online Online Historical Personal Contacts Family Members Personal Contacts Family Friends Personal Knowledge Family Stories

6 Personal Knowledge Family Member Interviews Bond Records Estate Sale Records Guardianship Records Property Inventory Will Abstracts and Transcriptions Genealogies and Family Files Local and County Histories Periodicals - Online PERSI Attendance Records College Records Diplomas Elementary Finishing High Honor Roll Records Normal School (Teaching) Records Private Report Cards School Census Records Seminary Records Trade and Vocational Truancy Records Yearbooks Facebook Groups Facebook Pages Facebook Search (name/location) Instagram Search Pinteret Search Twitter Search Income Real Estate Personal Property Poll Vital Records Birth Certificate Vital Records Marriage Certificate Vital Records Death Certificate

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