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| == '''Suggestions for Searching''' ==
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| ==== Search the index ====
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| Use Ancestry.com.
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| If that fails:
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| #Look through the microfilmed Soundex index for the code that includes your ancestor's last name.
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| #Search through that Soundex code for your ancestor's first name.
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| #Write down everything the index gives about your ancestor, including the day, month, and year when your ancestor entered the United States, the Serial number, which would have volume, group, and list numbers (usually the numbers in the upper right corner).
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| Interpretation of the serial number, such as 761-33-10 from the index:
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| *761 is the volume number
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| *33 is the group number or the page number (usually)
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| *10 is the list number or line number on the page
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| <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1280354536529_426">If you do not find your ancestor in the index, see Tip 1. </span>
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| ==== Find the actual record ====
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| The index cards give so much information, it can be tempting not to look at the actual records. It is highly recommended that you take the extra step, as they include everyone coming at that time. Relatives and friends may be traveling with your ancestor and information given about those people may be very important to the research on your ancestor.
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| Ship passenger lists are arranged:
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| *1st by date (year, month, day).
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| *2nd by name of ship (usually ships are NOT in alphabetical order).
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| *3rd by list of passengers.
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| <br>Train passenger lists are arranged monthly:
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| *1st by year and month.
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| *2nd alphabetically by name of the port of entry into the United States.
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| *3rd by name of railway.
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| *4th by list of passengers.
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| ==== Create an image or photocopy ====
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| Make a photocopy of the page(s) with the information about your ancestor. By copying the entire page(s), you can study the record in depth and save it for future reference. You can analyze the handwriting and note other details you may have missed when you first looked at the record. You may find other relatives of your ancestor.
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| ==== Document so you could find it again ====
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| Be sure to document the source of the information by writing the title, author, book or film number, and page number on the copy, or photocopy the title page at the front of the book or film. Also write the name of the library, archive, etc., where you found the passenger lists.
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| ==== Study the document ====
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| Compare the information to what you already knew about your ancestor.
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| What does it tell you about your ancestor and about the people who were with him or her? <br>Does the record give clues about your ancestor which could guide you to other records? <br>Watch for dates, locations, relationships, etc.<br>
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| == Tips == | | == Tips == |