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m (Text replacement - "[fF]amily([\s_])[hH]istory[\s_]([lL])ibrary[\s_]([cC])atalog" to "FamilySearch$1$3atalog") |
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> If you find in a record that a person was born in a particular place but you | <nowiki>*</nowiki> If you find in a record that a person was born in a particular place but you | ||
can’t find it, the place name may have been misspelled. You can Google the name and very often Google will say “Did you mean….” And the correct spelling will appear. You could also go to the | can’t find it, the place name may have been misspelled. You can Google the name and very often Google will say “Did you mean….” And the correct spelling will appear. You could also go to the FamilySearch Catalog, enter the larger jurisdiction you are looking for, click on “View Related Places” and scroll down until you find the sought after place. | ||
Example: A record said that John died in Stillacum, Pierce County, Washington but no such place is found on a map of Pierce County. Googling it produced “Did you mean Steilacoom, WA?” and in the Library Catalog, scrolling down the towns in Pierce County also produces “Steilacoom”. | Example: A record said that John died in Stillacum, Pierce County, Washington but no such place is found on a map of Pierce County. Googling it produced “Did you mean Steilacoom, WA?” and in the Library Catalog, scrolling down the towns in Pierce County also produces “Steilacoom”. | ||
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