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Sources play a key role in [[genealogy]]. ==Definition==[[Gramps_Glossary#source|Sources]] are ''anything'' (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived. Once you [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#New_Source_dialog|add a Source]] to a Gramps Tree, that Source may be used for simplifying [[Gramps_Glossary#citation|Citations]] and be organized in [[Gramps_Glossary#repository|Repositories]]. It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources:#Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time contemporary to the [[Events_in_Gramps|event]]. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...#Secondary source: accounts of history based upon primary and other secondary sources, offering new information such as commentary and analysis. Examples include history books, genealogical publications,...#Tertiary source: a selection and compilation from primary and secondary sources. Tertiary sources may collate, extract, excerpt, quote or reference other sources. For example, library catalogues, bibliographies, ... == Most important genealogical sources == === Official documents ===* [[Birth certificatescertificate]]s
* Still births
* Marriage certificates
* Divorces
* [[Death certificatescertificate]]s
* Official name changes
* Naturalization records
=== Legal documents ===
* Court cases
* Notary documents
* Probate records
=== Migration ===
* Passenger lists
* Record of landing
* Phone books
* City directories
=== Military ===* Cemetery list of intermentsEnlistment lists* [[Draft lottery|Draft lottery documents]]* Medals* MIA - Missing in Action* Deserters* Pension applications
== Other Possible Sources ==
* Bibles
* Stories
* Publications
* Photos
* Employment information
* Medical records
* [[Genealogy_Glossary#dna|DNA]]* Voter registration records* Genealogical society records* Oral recordings ==See also==* [[Sources in Gramps]]* [[Repositories in Gramps]]* [[References]]* [[Citations]] [[Category:Gramps terminology]][[Category:Repositories]][[Category:Sources]][[Category:Tutorials]][[Category:Documentation]][[Category:Translators/Categories]]
