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 == How Do I Search the Collection? ==
-To begin your search it is helpful to know:
+You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
-*The name of the person at the time of death.
+*Name of the person
-*The approximate death date.
+*The location or date of the event
-*The place where the death occurred.
-'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1985540/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br>⇒Select the "Record Category" <br>⇒Select the "Record Type, Volume, and Year Range" category which takes you to the images.<br>
+=== Search the Index ===
+{{Search Collection Link
+| CID=1985540
+}}
+=== View the Images ===
+View images in this collection by visiting the
+'''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1985540/waypoints Browse Page]'''. br>
+# Select '''County'''
+# Select '''Record type, year range and volume number or letter'''
-Look at each 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. Keep in mind:
+=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
+Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images
-*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
-*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
-*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.
 {{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1985540 Ohio, Summit County, Coroner Inquests, Hospital and Cemetery Records, 1882-1949]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
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 *Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
-*Use the information found in the record to locate the death record. (Only keep this sentence if the collection is obituaries or cemetery records/funeral homes)
+*Use the information found in the record to locate the death record. (Only keep this sentence if the collection is obituaries or cemetery records)
 *Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
 *Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
 *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.
 *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 *[[Ohio Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
 === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
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 *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well.
 *Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.
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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.
+A citation is a note where you found information. Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Using citations allows others to find the same records.
 '''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "Ohio, Summit County, Coroner Inquests, Hospital and Cemetery Records, 1882-1949" Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing County Records Center, Akron.}} <br><br>