Where to look for additional information...

Note: Not all records are available in every state.

Local Records Courthouse Marriage Probate (Wills) Liens Divorce Registrar of deeds Criminal Voters Judgments Business Licenses Property Owners Lawsuits Assessors Ask where old records are stored. There may be a local archives.   Public Library Reference Section Obituaries/death Notices Telephone directories School yearbooks Genealogy reference materials City/suburban directories Birth records Crisscross directories Census Records Microfilm/Microfiche/CD-ROM Old newspapers/periodicals State room (Almost every state has a library with a room devoted to state historical information.

State Records Birth certificates Military enlistments/discharges Death certificates Adoption records Marriage records Professional licensing Driving records Vehicle Registration   State Archives Census records Old telephone directories Birth index Genealogical records Military records Immigration passenger lists Military enlistments/discharge Microfilm/microfiche Old newspapers Old county courthouse records Old city/suburban directories Old yearbooks

Federal Records & Resources Military records National Archives & branches Social Security master death index Offices of Disclosure Bankruptcy records IRS Veterans' Administration Social Security Military Locating Services Immigration & Naturalization Office   Other Records Family bibles Church records & directories Family genealogical records    Membership    Mormon Church libraries    Baptismal/marriage/death   Genealogists Cemetery & funeral home records School Records Veteran's organizations Civic Organizations Embassies of other countries Professional Associations Adoption search & Support groups Historical Society    Adoption records/social workers    County historian State SSN Issued    Family cemeteries Vital Records dates