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16. If "Civil Registration" is in the list of results, click on it to see what collections/films, etc. are available for that country. | 16. If "Civil Registration" is in the list of results, click on it to see what collections/films, etc. are available for that country. | ||
*NOTE: If your country does not have any results labeled "Civil Registration", skip to step | *NOTE: If your country does not have any results labeled "Civil Registration", skip to step 20.<br><br> | ||
17. For Civil Registration, we are ideally looking for Catalog results with an "official" author, such as a civil registration office, a locality, or another government institution. If a Catalog result has an author that appears to be the work of an singular person or another group of individuals that aren't an official, record-keeping institution, ''do not'' include that particular Catalog result in the Civil Registration page for your country. | 17. For Civil Registration, we are ideally looking for Catalog results with an "official" author, such as a civil registration office, a locality, or another government institution. If a Catalog result has an author that appears to be the work of an singular person or another group of individuals that aren't an official, record-keeping institution, ''do not'' include that particular Catalog result in the Civil Registration page for your country. | ||
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:::'''1850-1880:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/303332?availability=Family%20History%20Library Mortality schedules of the United States census, 1850 - 1880 (New York State)] in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ FamilySearch Catalog] – microfilm, images<br><br> | :::'''1850-1880:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/303332?availability=Family%20History%20Library Mortality schedules of the United States census, 1850 - 1880 (New York State)] in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ FamilySearch Catalog] – microfilm, images<br><br> | ||
*NOTE: As you open the Catalog entry, lower on the page, you will likely see an icon of a camera, or an icon of a microfilm. That indicates whether or not the Catalog item has been digitized, or is still only available on microfilm. If there is no icon, read around the rest of the page to figure out in what format the item is in. | *NOTE: As you open the Catalog entry, lower on the page, you will likely see an icon of a camera, or an icon of a microfilm. That indicates whether or not the Catalog item has been digitized, or is still only available on microfilm. If there is no icon, read around the rest of the page to figure out in what format the item is in. | ||
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===Part 3: Historical Background=== | ===Part 3: Historical Background=== | ||
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