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== What | == What Is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection includes records from 1906-1991 | This collection includes records from 1906-1991 | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
== What Can | == What Can This Collection Tell Me? == | ||
Facts found in this collection may include: | Facts found in this collection may include: | ||
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When you have located your ancestor’s mortuary record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor’s mortuary record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. | ||
=== I Found Who I | === I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the age and the estimated birth year to calculate an approximate birth date. | *Use the age and the estimated birth year to calculate an approximate birth date. | ||
*Use the date and place of death to find the family in census records. | *Use the date and place of death to find the family in census records. | ||
*Not each record contains the same data. For example, some records may be missing the place of death, age, or date of place. | *Not each record contains the same data. For example, some records may be missing the place of death, age, or date of place. | ||
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking | === I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | ||
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*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor. | *Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor. | ||
== Citing | == Citing This Collection == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. <br><br> '''Collection Citation'''<br> {{Collection citation| text = <!--bibdescbegin-->"United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991." Database. ''FamilySearch''. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Department of Defense. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.<!--bibdescend--> NARA NAID 570981. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.}} <br> | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. <br><br> '''Collection Citation'''<br> {{Collection citation| text = <!--bibdescbegin-->"United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991." Database. ''FamilySearch''. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Department of Defense. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.<!--bibdescend--> NARA NAID 570981. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.}} <br> | ||
'''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link | '''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link | ||