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This information is important to helping the National Archives retrieve the [[Land entry case files|land entry case file]] for you. | This information is important to helping the National Archives retrieve the [[Land entry case files|land entry case file]] for you. | ||
'''Evaluate and record the data.''' Evaluate each piece of information given. Assess its accuracy and likelyhood. Compare and contrast the new data with previous information about the ancestor. Try to explain contradictory data. | '''Evaluate and record the data.''' [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate]] each piece of information given. Assess its accuracy and likelyhood. Compare and contrast the new data with previous information about the ancestor. Try to explain contradictory data. | ||
Add any new genealogical information and source footnotes to your personal records of the family. For example, [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|add a custom event]] for a land transaction to the ancestor's family group record. Also, share the new genealogical data and source footnotes in public records like FamilySearch Tree. | Add any new genealogical information and [[Transfer the Information|source footnotes]] to your personal records of the family. For example, [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|add a custom event]] for a land transaction to the ancestor's family group record. Also, [[Share the Information|share the new genealogical data]] and source footnotes in public records like FamilySearch Tree. | ||
'''Follow-up sources.''' Then use the new information from the tract book to help find further records. For example: | '''Follow-up sources.''' Then use the new information from the tract book to help find further records. For example: | ||