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=== Census Tips === | === Census Tips === | ||
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[[Image:Boy with binochulars-page-001.jpg|left|80px|]] Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive. | [[Image:Boy with binochulars-page-001.jpg|left|80px|]] Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive. | ||
:::'''Why:''' | :::'''Why:''' | ||
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[[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|70px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search. | [[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|70px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search. | ||
:::'''Why:''' | :::'''Why:'''<br><br> | ||
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[[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|50px|]] | :[[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|50px|]] Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable? | ||
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=== Census Index Tips === | === Census Index Tips === | ||
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[[Image:Check Mark Rain-drop.JPG|left|50px|]]Check another index if you did not find your family.}} | [[Image:Check Mark Rain-drop.JPG|left|50px|]]Check another index if you did not find your family.}} | ||
:'''Why:''' | :'''Why:''' | ||
::*Indexers vary in skill and accuracy | ::::*Indexers vary in skill and accuracy | ||
::*The quality of the image or copy they used affects the quality of the index | ::::*The quality of the image or copy they used affects the quality of the index | ||
::*Some indexers are local and more familiar with the names or families of the area than others | ::::*Some indexers are local and more familiar with the names or families of the area than others | ||
<center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center> | <center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center> | ||
[[Image:Green Check with person icon.JPG|left|50 px|]]Check county census indexes when online indexes fail. | [[Image:Green Check with person icon.JPG|left|50 px|]]Check county census indexes when online indexes fail. | ||
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::*Created by local societies or groups who knew the families of the area, these indexes are often more accurate | ::::*Created by local societies or groups who knew the families of the area, these indexes are often more accurate | ||
::*Footnotes or information about the family may be added | ::::*Footnotes or information about the family may be added | ||
:'''Where to find county census indexes:''' | ::::'''Where to find county census indexes:''' | ||
::*Many are published in books or [[Washington Periodicals|periodicals]] | ::::*Many are published in books or [[Washington Periodicals|periodicals]] | ||
::*Search [[Washington Archives and Libraries#Libraries|online catalogs]] and check with local libraries | ::::*Search [[Washington Archives and Libraries#Libraries|online catalogs]] and check with local libraries | ||
=== How Censuses Can Help You Find === | === How Censuses Can Help You Find === | ||
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[[Category:Washington | [[Category:Washington Research Strategies]] | ||