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Sources play a key role in [[genealogy]].
 
 
 
[[Category:Sources]]
 
 
 
==Definition==
 
A source is a text (sometimes oral presentation, audio recording, video recording) from which (genealogical) information is derived.
 
 
 
Scientifically, one will make 3 distinctions:
 
#Primary source : text which is a firsthand written evidence of history, made at the time of the [[event]] by someone who has seen it happen. Eg: diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...
 
#Secondary source : Written accounts of history based upon the evidence from primary sources and other secondary sources, offering commentary and analysis. Eg: history books, genealogical publications,...
 
#Tertiary source : selection and compilation of primary and secondary sources. Eg: library catalogue, bibliographies, ...
 
 
 
== Most important genealogical sources ==
 
 
 
=== Official documents ===
 
* [[Birth certificate]]s
 
* Still births
 
* Marriage certificates
 
* Divorces
 
* Death certificates
 
* Official name changes
 
* Naturalization records
 
 
 
=== Religious documents ===
 
* [[Baptise record]]s
 
* 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|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
 

Revision as of 11:02, 15 June 2007

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