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-=== Records===
+=== Indexing===
-Historically, Swedish records were created in the town where your ancestor lived or in the parish where your ancestor lived. Therefore it was extremely important that you learn your ancestor's location before searching for your ancestor's records. But this is less important today, because of indexing. Indexing makes record searching much easier as it gives you other ways to search for your ancestors.
+*Historically, Swedish records were created in the town where your ancestor lived or in the parish where your ancestor lived. Therefore it was extremely important that you learn your ancestor's location before searching for your ancestor's records. Learning the ancestor's location is less important today, because of indexing.
-Not all Swedish records are indexed. Therefore you might not find your ancestor by doing a Search. But a Search is much easier that you looking thru the records, its worthwhile giving it a try. Who knows, you might get lucky. But if you don't find any records by doing a Search or don't find a particular record you expected, then doing a manual search is call for. That means you will need to find your ancestor's location first.
+*Indexing makes it possible for a computer search thru the records, saving you time.
+*Indexing gives you other ways to find your ancestors, such as searching by relationship.
+*Not all Swedish records are indexed, therefore a computer search might turn up no records or not the particular record you expected. But its so much easier, its worthwhile giving it a try first of all. Who knows, you might get lucky.
+*If you don't find the records you expect, then you must do a manual search. That means you will need to find your ancestor's location first. Follow the advise in the rest of this article.
 === Strategy===