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 ==== 2. Use an index  ====
+Indexes certainly make it easier to locate vital records for our ancestors. Indexes for most provinces are increasing on the Internet, many with links to images.&nbsp;
+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width="500" align="right" border="1"
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+| valign="middle" align="left" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert tip''': If you don't find the person in the index, keep trying. <br>
+*People did not always spell names correctly. [You have probably had that happen to you, even now, when people are generally well-educated.]
+*People sometimes went by nicknames or translated names from French to English, for example. See '''Tip 3.'''
+*It's hard to index every name on a page, especially with unusual names.
+*Try another index, if one exists. Different indexers have different levels of training and experience.
+|}
+See the '''Introduction''' in this article for links to&nbsp;the Wiki page for Vital Records or Civil Registration for each province, where links to indexes on the Internet should be updated often.
 ==== 3. Obtain and search the record  ====