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== How to Use the Records == | == How to Use the Records == | ||
'''To search this collection using the index:''' | '''To search this collection using the index:''' | ||
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | ||
<br> To begin your search, it would be helpful to know the following information: | |||
To begin your search, it would be helpful to know the following information: | |||
*Ancestor's name | *Ancestor's name | ||
*Death date | *Death date | ||
*Names of family members | *Names of family members | ||
*Death place | *Death place | ||
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Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | ||
'''Unable to Find Information?''' | '''Unable to Find Information?''' | ||
Consider looking in the "illegible surname" category in browse. | Consider looking in the "illegible surname" category in browse. | ||
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== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | ||
=== Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | |||
"Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings, 1841-1987," database and digital images, ''FamilySearch ''([https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org]: accessed 17 March 2011), Algernon Thomas Smith, 1956; citing Greenwich Stake Geneological Library. Newspapers, FHL microfilm 001,514,729; Greenwich Stake Geneological Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. | |||
[[Category:New_South_Wales|Alphabetical]] | [[Category:New_South_Wales|Alphabetical]] | ||