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 '''Census records.''' Many governments have taken regular censuses of their citizens. In the United States, these censuses have taken place every decade since 1790. Many census records are available in a digital, searchable format. If you have census records available, you should search them for a record of your family. This record will guide the rest of your research by placing your family in a particular place at a specific time. Census records can be searched free of charge at any Church family history center with an Internet connection.
-'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki>
+'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&amp;nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki>
 Here are some hints for searching through census records:
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 You can also call county offices directly. Many directories are available on the Internet to help you find the telephone number of a county office in the locality you are searching.
-'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:</nowiki>'''''''''''<nowiki>You can search for town histories as well as county histories.</nowiki>
+'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:</nowiki>&nbsp;'''''<nowiki>You can search for town histories as well as county histories.</nowiki>
 '''Church records.&nbsp;'''Many churches kept excellent baptismal records, which usually included the names of the child’s parents. Sometimes all the children of a particular couple were identified in one set of church records. If you know what church your ancestor belonged to, obtain the microfilmed church records by using the same method described for finding town and county records.
-'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:</nowiki>'''''''''''<nowiki>When you look at church and other records, remember that families sometimes gave two or more children the same first name. Occasionally they gave all their male or female children the same first name, and then provided each with a unique middle name. A more common occurrence was that when a child died, the parents gave the second child the same name as the deceased child.</nowiki>'
+'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:</nowiki>&nbsp;'''''<nowiki>When you look at church and other records, remember that families sometimes gave two or more children the same first name. Occasionally they gave all their male or female children the same first name, and then provided each with a unique middle name. A more common occurrence was that when a child died, the parents gave the second child the same name as the deceased child.</nowiki>'
 To see what church records are available in the family history library, visit [http://www.familysearch.org '''www.familysearch.org&nbsp;''']and follow these steps: