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===Part 3: Historical Background=== | ===Part 3: Historical Background=== | ||
21. Information for the Historical Background heading should primarily include record-keeping dates and places, but can also include any historic, geographic, or local aspects that effected the civil registration/vital record keeping, such as colonization by other countries, wars, etc.<br>< | 21. Information for the Historical Background heading should primarily include record-keeping dates and places, but can also include any historic, geographic, or local aspects that effected the civil registration/vital record keeping, such as colonization by other countries, wars, etc.<br><br> | ||
22. | 22. Organize any information you have into bullet points, listing the key events/facts chronologically (see [[Zambia Civil Registration|Zambia]] example).<br><br> | ||
23. For an example of what a Historical Background section could look like, see the [[Zambia Civil Registration|Zambia]] example. | 23. Occasionally, in the previous International Vital Records Handbook step, you may find information that can be placed under the "Historical Background" section (see [[Benin Civil Registration|Benin]] example). | ||
*See also the country's History page in the FS Wiki for any potentially relevant information. <br><br> | |||
24. For an example of what a Historical Background section could look like, see the [[Zambia Civil Registration|Zambia]] example. | |||
===Part 4: Coverage and Compliance/Information Recorded in the Records=== | ===Part 4: Coverage and Compliance/Information Recorded in the Records=== | ||
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