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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. | This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. | ||
* Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal. | * Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal. | ||
* Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected. | * Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected. | ||
* Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records. | * Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records. | ||
* Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search. | * Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search. | ||
* Step 5. Look at the record. | * Step 5. Look at the record. | ||
* Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and search those record types. Note:Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful. | * Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and search those record types. Note:Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful. | ||
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| align="left" | '''1. If You Need''' | | align="left" | '''1. If You Need''' | ||
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| align="left" | Religion | | align="left" | Religion | ||
| align="left" | Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration | | align="left" | Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration | ||
| align="left" | | | align="left" | Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records<br> | ||
Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records<br> | |||
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[[Category:England]] | |||
[[Category:England]] | |||