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*Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | *Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | ||
*Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name; search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names | *Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name; search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names | ||
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames. | *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. | ||
*Search the indexes and records of [[United States Genealogy]]. | *Search the indexes and records of [[United States Genealogy]]. | ||
*Search in the [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. | *Search in the [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
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