genealogical records
Lineage paper trail
Genealogical records are documents used to trace family history and ancestry.
These include birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, census data, immigration papers, wills, and church registers.
Researchers consult genealogical records to establish lineage, verify inheritance claims, or simply learn about their forebears: She found her great-grandmother's name in the genealogical records at the county courthouse.
- ship manifestsLists of vessel contents
- birth certificatesDocuments proving nativity
- family treesDiagrams of ancestral lineage
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- court documentsWritten materials for litigation
marriage licenses · heritage · parish registers · death certificates · census records · oral histories · maiden name · land deeds · immigration records · wills · paper trail · patronymic · naturalization papers · descendants · tax rolls · microfilm · Ellis Island · obituaries
genealogical recordsoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
oral history · folk memory · word of mouth · storytelling traditions · storytelling tradition