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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help you determine the [[Contradictions and discrepancies|accuracy of the information]] found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help you determine the [[Contradictions and discrepancies|accuracy of the information]] found on the record. | ||
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search in [[Alabama Church Records|church records]] for christening, marriage, death, or burial records. A [[Alabama Bible Records|family Bible]] may also have been used to record family [[United States Birth Records|births]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]] and deaths. | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search in [[Alabama Church Records|church records]] for christening, marriage, death, or burial records. A [[Alabama Bible Records|family Bible]] may also have been used to record family [[United States Birth Records|births]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]] and deaths. | ||