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== | == What is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection will include Maithil Brahmin family registers, also known as genealogical records, from Pandit Kirtinand Jha in Koilukh, Bihar, India. The records span from 1750-1990. | This collection will include Maithil Brahmin family registers, also known as genealogical records, from Pandit Kirtinand Jha in Koilukh, Bihar, India. The records span from 1750-1990. | ||
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== | == Collection Contents == | ||
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Image:Inda, Bihar, Koilukh, Pandit Kirtinand Jha, Maithil Brahmin Genealogical Records DGS007541705 Im00515.jpg|India Genealogical Record 1 | Image:Inda, Bihar, Koilukh, Pandit Kirtinand Jha, Maithil Brahmin Genealogical Records DGS007541705 Im00515.jpg|India Genealogical Record 1 | ||
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*Cause of Death | *Cause of Death | ||
== How | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
This section provides information on how to search the collection, what to do with information once found, some tips on how to find records, and what to do if no record is found. | This section provides information on how to search the collection, what to do with information once found, some tips on how to find records, and what to do if no record is found. | ||
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*estimated years in which your ancestor lived | *estimated years in which your ancestor lived | ||
*family relationships. | *family relationships. | ||
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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. 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. | 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. 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. | ||
== For Help Reading These Records == | |||
These records are in Hindi. For help with reading the records, see the following resources: | These records are in Hindi. For help with reading the records, see the following resources: | ||
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*[http://translation.babylon.com/hindi/to-english/ Hindi to English Translation] | *[http://translation.babylon.com/hindi/to-english/ Hindi to English Translation] | ||
== General Information About these Records == | |||
Maithil Brahmins are are a Hindu Brahmin community from the Mithila region in India, residing mainly in Bihar and the neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. They are noted for panjis, the extensive genealogical records maintained for the last twenty-four generations. | Maithil Brahmins are are a Hindu Brahmin community from the Mithila region in India, residing mainly in Bihar and the neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. They are noted for panjis, the extensive genealogical records maintained for the last twenty-four generations. | ||
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== | == Citing this Collection == | ||
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. | Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. | ||