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Explore essential resources for accessing vital records in the US, including birth, death, marriage, military, and immigration documents. Discover state-specific information and online databases for obtaining birth certificates, death certificates, marriage records, and military service records. Access obituaries, Social Security Death Index data, military draft registrations, and immigration records at major ports like Ellis Island. Utilize various online catalogs and archives, as well as local libraries, to trace family history and genealogy effectively.

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  1. Other Records Birth, Death, Marriage, Military, Immigration Library & archive online catalogs

  2. Birth • Birth recording varies by state • Birth certificates are recent • Alabama – only complete after 1927 • www.birthdatabase.net • Some churches have christening records

  3. Death • Social Security Death Index • After 1963 • ssdi.rootsweb.com • Obituaries • www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=ObitFinder • Death certificates from states • statearchives.us/public/ • Other databases • www.familysearch.org • www.ancestry.com • www.findagrave.com

  4. Marriage • Some states have online indexes • Search for – ‘statename marriage records’ • Marriage records from states • statearchives.us/public/ • www.ancestry.com

  5. Military • Revolutionary War www.footnote.com • Civil War www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ • World War I – Draft Registration • 98% of men born 1872-1900 • www.ancestry.com • WWII • aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=WR26 • Korean War • aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=WR27 • Vietnam War • aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=WR28

  6. Military (continued) • DD214 (or equivalent) • Separation from service • www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html • Veteran, unremarried spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter • ADAH for Alabama vets • Located in Montgomery (quicker) • Broader definition of family for access

  7. Immigration • Only after 1819 was it required to have passenger lists • Numerous Ports of Entry • www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/passenger-arrival.html • Select records, times, ports • Germans, Russians, Irish Famine, Italian • aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=GP22 • Many databases, some images • www.ancestry.com • Ellis Island 1892-1924 • www.ellisisland.org

  8. Offline (non-web) Records • Until recently none were online • Many places allow catalog access online • Can prepare for visit • Request loan of microfilmed records

  9. Auburn University • 1st Floor • Alabama Collection • Genealogy Collection • aubiecat.auburn.edu • Select Keyword Search • Search on ‘countyname county’ • Look for books in above collections • Most are for reference only, no checkout

  10. Archives • National • www.archives.gov/genealogy/ • Many document images available via www.footnote.com $ • Alabama • www.archives.state.al.us/ge.html • Georgia • content.sos.state.ga.us/index.php

  11. Family History Library • THE genealogical library • Salt Lake City, Utah • Millions of microfilm rolls, books • Local Family History Centers are branches of the main library • One in Opelika • Can search catalog • www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp

  12. County Records • www.usgenweb.org • Select state • Select county • See what information is there for county records • Search on ‘countyname statename records’

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