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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]]. | |||
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. | |||
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime. | |||
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. | |||
*Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]]. | |||
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | |||
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===Quick links to Alabama census records:=== | ===Quick links to Alabama census records:=== | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1915984|Alabama, State Census, 1855}} Index only. | *{{RecordSearch|1915984|Alabama, State Census, 1855}} Index only. | ||
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com Census Finder] free census links and how to use census records for genealogical research. | *[http://www.censusfinder.com Census Finder] free census links and how to use census records for genealogical research. | ||
*[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html <font color="#0066cc">U.S. Census Bureau</font>] images of published transcriptions of 1790 census for 12 states | *[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html <font color="#0066cc">U.S. Census Bureau</font>] images of published transcriptions of 1790 census for 12 states | ||
=== Online Alabama indexes and images === | === Online Alabama indexes and images === |
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