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'''Church records. '''Many churches kept christening (baptism) records showing a child and his or her parents. If you can guess the denomination of your ancestor, look for church records. To see church records available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers, click here and follow these steps: | '''Church records. '''Many churches kept christening (baptism) records showing a child and his or her parents. If you can guess the denomination of your ancestor, look for church records. To see church records available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers, click here and follow these steps: | ||
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# In the '''Place''' field, type the name of the town (or county) where your ancestor resided. | # In the '''Place''' field, type the name of the town (or county) where your ancestor resided. | ||
# In the '''Part of''' field, type the name of the state in which the town or county is located. | # In the '''Part of''' field, type the name of the state in which the town or county is located. | ||
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If the Family History Library does not have the records, you may want to call a church directly. Many directories are available on the Internet to help you find the telephone number of a church. | If the Family History Library does not have the records, you may want to call a church directly. Many directories are available on the Internet to help you find the telephone number of a church. | ||
'''Obituaries. '''By | '''Obituaries. '''By the 1870s local newspapers often published obituaries listing the surviving relatives of the deceased and sometimes their residence. Modern newspapers archives in each state have microfilm copies of most old newspapers. To learn the contact information for the newspaper archives for your ancestor's state click here. Ask the archivist how you can find obituaries in the best local newspapers or arrange an interlibrary loan. | ||
Some newspaper archives are already available on the Internet. | |||
If you do not know when or where your ancestor died, you may be able to find this information in the Social Security Death Index at '''[http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov]''' for ancestors who lived and worked in the United States. The index lists names of deceased individuals from the mid-1960s to the present. It provides the date an ancestor was born, when the person died, and where the person resided at the time of death. This index only includes individuals who had a social security number in the United States. | If you do not know when or where your ancestor died, you may be able to find this information in the Social Security Death Index at '''[http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov]''' for ancestors who lived and worked in the United States. The index lists names of deceased individuals from the mid-1960s to the present. It provides the date an ancestor was born, when the person died, and where the person resided at the time of death. This index only includes individuals who had a social security number in the United States. | ||
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=== '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | === '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | ||