DOCUMENTING RECENT GENERATIONS
BIRTH
| Complete Birth Certificate | Birth Record |
| Delayed Birth Certificate | Newspaper Announcement |
| Doctor/Midwife Record | School Record |
| Church Record | Baptismal Certificate |
| HMO Record | Social Security Application |
| Census -- Federal, State | Job Application -- Federal, Local |
MARRIAGE
| Complete Marriage Record | Church Marriage Certificate |
| Marriage Bond/Bann | Newspaper Annoucement |
| Divorce | Tombstone/Cemetery Record |
DEATH
| Complete Death Record | Church Record/Notice |
| Cemetery/Tombstone Record | Obituary |
| Commercial Cemetery Record | Mouring/Funeral Card |
| Funeral Home Record | Professional Organizations |
| Insurance Policy | Fraternal Organizational Records |
| Social Security Death Record |
CLASSIC SOURCES
| Census -- State, Federal | Probate Records |
| Land Records | Bible & Family Records |
| Military & Pension Records | Church Registers & Records |
| Tax Records | Encounters with the Law |
| Genealogies (use with caution) | County histories (use with caution) |
CONTEMPORARY SOURCES
| Employment Record -- Private Industry | Telegrams |
| Church Personnel | Passports & Visa Applications |
| Mortgage or Loan Applications | Letters from Town Clerks |
| Institutional (Military homes, prisons) | Letters from Town Historians |