Tracing Immigrants Origin Record TypesEdit This Page
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When using records from the native country, the following record types are generally the most valuable for finding an emigrant's hometown. These record types are the same as the topics used in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog.
- Census
- Church Records
- Civil Registration
- Court Records
- Directories
- Emigration
- Genealogy
- History
- Land and Property
- Military Records
- Names Personal
- Newspapers
- Periodicals
- Population
- Probate Records
- Societies
- Taxation
- Vital Records
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