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 ==Background==
-From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and more impacted those fragile paper copies. Below you will find records which can fill in gaps.
+From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and more impacted those fragile paper copies. Below are records that can be used in place of the missing records.
-*Use them in your research to add interesting details and helpful clues whether or not there is record loss
+*Substitute records can include additional details about an ancestor and clues regarding record loss
-*Records of neighboring counties may also fill in gaps
+*Use records of neighboring counties to help when there is county record loss
 ==Substitutes for Birth, Marriage, and Death Records==