Common Research Questions
Where can I find...
- The history of a state law?
- Genealogical records (birth, death, marriage, divorce, naturalization/citizenship, probate, etc.)?
- Census records?
- Voting & election records?
- Records of State Agencies?
- Records of Governors?
- State Supreme Court records?
- Superior Court records (Civil, Criminal, Probate)?
- County records (e.g., Auditor, Assessor, Commissioners, Treasurer, Sheriff)?
- Property records (real estate ownership)?
- Water rights records?
- Homestead records?
- Mining claim records?
- Historical property tax information?
- Historical information about state lands, parks, and natural resources?
- Old school district records?
- State Constitutional records?
- Stock records of an old corporation in the state?
- Records relating to environmental issues?
- Military discharge papers (WWII forward)?
- Other state veterans' records?
- Does the State Archives ever alter documents or images?