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'''''Jurisdictions change over time'''''. Today's boundaries may have changed many times since your ancestor lived there. | '''''Jurisdictions change over time'''''. Today's boundaries may have changed many times since your ancestor lived there. | ||
'''Records of Jurisdictions'''<br>Those jurisdictions create or keep records useful to the genealogist: | [[Image:Jurisdictions Overlap.png|thumb|Jurisdictions overlap. A family belongs to many jurisdictions at the same time. Each type has its own kind of authority and boundaries.]]'''Records of Jurisdictions'''<br>Those jurisdictions create or keep records useful to the genealogist: | ||
*''Governments''. These are the most common jurisdictions. They often keep records of birth, marriage, death, land ownership, court decrees, military experience, population counts, taxes, and so forth. There are usually several levels, such as national, regional, district, local, and municipal. See [[Select Records to Search#Some Modern Government Jurisdictions|Modern Governental Jurisdictions]]. | *''Governments''. These are the most common jurisdictions. They often keep records of birth, marriage, death, land ownership, court decrees, military experience, population counts, taxes, and so forth. There are usually several levels, such as national, regional, district, local, and municipal. See [[Select Records to Search#Some Modern Government Jurisdictions|Modern Governental Jurisdictions]]. | ||
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[[Image:Jurisdictions Cascade.png|thumb|left|Researchers may find records at several jurisdiction levels: nation, state, county, township, and town.]] | [[Image:Jurisdictions Cascade.png|thumb|left|Researchers may find records at several jurisdiction levels: nation, state, county, township, and town.]] | ||
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