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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
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=== Search the Collection === | === Search the Collection === | ||
To search the collection <br> ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒Select " | '''To browse by image:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>⇒Select the "Document Type" category<br>⇒Select the “Record Number/Date/Prison" category which takes you to the images | ||
Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine | Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. <br><br> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ Index for Missourians in the Provost Marshal's Records]. | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ Index for Missourians in the Provost Marshal's Records]. | ||
*Film numbered referenced will tell which of the two records sets you will locate the file. Film numbers F1580-F1662 indicate that the file is located in United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of '''Two or More Civilians''', 1861-1866. All other film numbers designate United States Union Provost Marshal Files of '''Individual''' Civilians, 1861-1866. The files for individual citizens are arranged alphabetically. The files for two or more citizens are arranged by file number and date. Take note of the date in the Missouri index to more readily locate the file in the "two or more civilians" record set. | *Film numbered referenced will tell which of the two records sets you will locate the file. Film numbers F1580-F1662 indicate that the file is located in United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of '''Two or More Civilians''', 1861-1866. All other film numbers designate United States Union Provost Marshal Files of '''Individual''' Civilians, 1861-1866. The files for individual citizens are arranged alphabetically. The files for two or more citizens are arranged by file number and date. Take note of the date in the Missouri index to more readily locate the file in the "two or more civilians" record set. | ||