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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. <br> |
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| 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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| | Modern newspapers archives in each state have microfilm copies of most old newspapers. Click [http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html here] for the ''U.S. Newspapers Program'' and scroll to the state to learn the contact information for the newspaper archives for your ancestor's state. Ask the archivist how you can find obituaries in the best local newspapers, or arrange an inter-library loan for newspaper microfilms. |
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| Family Search includes an index to some censuses online. Some censuses list the names of individuals living in the household, with ages and occupations.
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| Use censuses to learn information about family units. Gender, ages, and other useful information are often provided. Neighboring relatives can sometimes be identified. Fees are charged by some online census databases. However, Church family history centers can provide free access to some of these online databases.
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| Go to: '''[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] >''' '''Guides''' > '''Step-by-step Guides''' > Click the state or country link dealing with census records.
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| === '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | | === '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === |