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Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. 
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the ages in those records to estimate birth dates and find birth, christenings, marriage and death records
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
*Try searching by surname only
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search 
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images 
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well 
*Search the indexes and records of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]] or [[Kansas, United States Genealogy]]
*Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]] or [[Kansas Archives and Libraries]]
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
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* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
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