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 |CID=CID2193241
 |title=United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists,1905-1937
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 == Record Description  ==
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 == Record Content  ==
-<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal">
+<gallery caption="Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
 Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (front) DGS 100266593_1397.jpg|Service Record Card (front)
 Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (back) DGS 100266593_1398.jpg|Service Record Card (back)
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 ==== Search the Collection  ====
-To search the collection<br>⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "Record Description" which takes you to the images.
+To search the collection fill in the requested information in the boxes on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals 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 look at the information on several individuals comparing the information about them to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
+*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
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+*If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names.
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+For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line video at
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-As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
 ==== Using the Information  ====
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 === Citation for This Collection  ===
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 {{Collection citation | text= "United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists,1905-1937." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing NARA Record Group 185. College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration, Archives II, n.d.}}
-[[Category:NARA records]]
+[[Category:NARA_records]]