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=== Background Information === | === Background Information === | ||
[[ | [[Choose a Record Type#Background_Information_Choices|Background information]] helps you understand the settings in which records were created and the places, groups, or subjects used in family history research. In addition, they describe the circumstances of life in a particular place and time. Use background information when you need help selecting or using genealogical records. This category includes the record groups of—<br> | ||
*'''''Geography.''''' Books and tools necessary to locate and learn about places where ancestors lived. | *'''''Geography.''''' Books and tools necessary to locate and learn about places where ancestors lived. | ||
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Background information is often needed to identify which records to search. | Background information is often needed to identify which records to search. | ||
=== Finding Aids === | === Finding Aids === | ||