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| + | Sources play a key role in [[genealogy]]. | ||
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| + | ==Definition== | ||
| + | A source is ''anything'' (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived. | ||
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| + | It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources: | ||
| + | #Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time of the [[Events_in_GRAMPS|event]]. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ... | ||
| + | #Secondary source: accounts of history based upon primary and secondary sources, offering commentary and analysis, such as history books, genealogical publications,... | ||
| + | #Tertiary source: a selection and compilation from primary and secondary sources. For example, library catalogues, bibliographies, ... | ||
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| + | == Most important genealogical sources == | ||
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| + | === Official documents === | ||
| + | * [[Birth certificate]]s | ||
| + | * Still births | ||
| + | * Marriage certificates | ||
| + | * Divorces | ||
| + | * [[Death certificate]]s | ||
| + | * Official name changes | ||
| + | * Naturalization records | ||
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| + | === Religious documents === | ||
| + | * [[Baptise record|Baptism records]] | ||
| + | * Marriage records | ||
| + | * Burial records | ||
| + | === Legal documents === | ||
| + | * Court cases | ||
| + | * Notary documents | ||
| + | * Probate records | ||
| + | === Migration === | ||
| + | * Passenger lists | ||
| + | * Record of landing | ||
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| + | === Residences === | ||
| + | * [[Census]] records | ||
| + | * Property documents | ||
| + | * Phone books | ||
| + | * City directories | ||
| + | === Final resting places === | ||
| + | * Cemetery list of interments | ||
| + | * War graves | ||
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| + | === Military === | ||
| + | * Enlistment lists | ||
| + | * [[Draft lottery|Draft lottery documents]] | ||
| + | * Medals | ||
| + | * MIA - Missing in Action | ||
| + | * Deserters | ||
| + | * Pension applications | ||
| + | === Personal Documents === | ||
| + | * Diaries | ||
| + | * Correspondence | ||
| + | * Household bills | ||
| + | == Other Possible Sources == | ||
| + | * Bibles | ||
| + | * Stories | ||
| + | * Publications | ||
| + | * Photos | ||
| + | * Employment information | ||
| + | * Medical records | ||
| + | * DNA | ||
| + | * Voter registration records | ||
| + | * Genealogical society records | ||
| + | * Oral recordings | ||
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| + | [[Category:Sources]] | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 9 May 2010
Sources play a key role in genealogy.
Contents |
Definition
A source is anything (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived.
It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources:
- Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time of the event. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...
- Secondary source: accounts of history based upon primary and secondary sources, offering commentary and analysis, such as history books, genealogical publications,...
- Tertiary source: a selection and compilation from primary and secondary sources. For example, library catalogues, bibliographies, ...
Most important genealogical sources
Official documents
- Birth certificates
- Still births
- Marriage certificates
- Divorces
- Death certificates
- Official name changes
- Naturalization records
Religious documents
- Baptism records
- Marriage records
- Burial records
Legal documents
- Court cases
- Notary documents
- Probate records
Migration
- Passenger lists
- Record of landing
Residences
- Census records
- Property documents
- Phone books
- City directories
Final resting places
- Cemetery list of interments
- War graves
Military
- Enlistment lists
- Draft lottery documents
- Medals
- MIA - Missing in Action
- Deserters
- Pension applications
Personal Documents
- Diaries
- Correspondence
- Household bills
Other Possible Sources
- Bibles
- Stories
- Publications
- Photos
- Employment information
- Medical records
- DNA
- Voter registration records
- Genealogical society records
- Oral recordings
