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Birth
| Complete Birth Certificate | Passport Application | School Records |
| Delayed Birth Certificate | Doctor & Midwife Records | Hospital Certificate/Record |
| Church Records | Birth Record | Baby Book |
| Census-State, Federal, School | Baptismal Certificate/Record | Work Permit Application |
| Social Security Application | Newspaper Announcements |
Marriage
| Complete Marriage Record | Engraved Article | Divorce Record |
| Marriage Bond | Marriage Certificate/Record | Tombstone |
| Newspaper Announcement | Published Marriage Banns |
Death
| Complete Death Record | Funeral Home Records | Obituary |
| Tombstone/Cemetery Record | Coffin Sales & Burial Permits | Professional Organizations |
| Commercial Cemetery Record | Delayed Death Certificates | Fraternal Organization Records |
| Mourning Cards | Church Notice | Insurance Policy |
Classic Sources
| Census -Federal & State | Tax Records | Church Registers & Records |
| Land Record | Probate Records | Encounters with the Law |
| Military & Pension Records | Bible & Family Records |
Contemporary Sources
| Employment Record-private Industry | Telegrams |
| Church Personnel | Resumes (caution) |
| Mortgage or Loan Applications | Passports & Visa Applications |
| Business/Trade License Applications | Institutional (Orphanage, prison, police) |
| Letters from Town Clerks and town Historians | Cemetery Associations |
Problem Areas
| Certificate of Failure to Locate Record | Sworn Statements & Affidavits |
| Records in foreign language | Unreadable Records |
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