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=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records | ||
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search | ||
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | *Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | ||
*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 | *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 [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]] or [[Kansas, United States Genealogy]] | *Search the indexes and records of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]] or [[Kansas, United States Genealogy]] | ||
*Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]] or [[Kansas Archives and Libraries]] | *Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]] or [[Kansas Archives and Libraries]] | ||
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2170637 United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932]. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}} | {{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2170637 United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932]. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}} | ||