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• Deeds of Settlement | • Deeds of Settlement | ||
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The card index is handwritten on pre-printed cards and includes the following: | The card index is handwritten on pre-printed cards and includes the following: | ||
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• Deceased members | • Deceased members | ||
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• Land purchases or leases for lodge use | • Land purchases or leases for lodge use | ||
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'''Biographical information usually found in the card indexes includes:''' | '''Biographical information usually found in the card indexes includes:''' | ||
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• Lodge name or number | • Lodge name or number | ||
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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
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• The approximate dates of attendance | • The approximate dates of attendance | ||
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Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | ||
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• When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
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If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following: | If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following: | ||
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• Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | • Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | ||
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== Record History == | == Record History == | ||
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The records regarding achievements within the organization are very reliable. Biographical information is usually reliable but in a few cases may have been deliberately falsified. | The records regarding achievements within the organization are very reliable. Biographical information is usually reliable but in a few cases may have been deliberately falsified. | ||
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== Related Web Sites == | == Related Web Sites == | ||
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[[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales, Australia]] | [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales, Australia]] | ||
== [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales]] == | |||
== [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales]]Sources of This Collection == | == [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales]]Sources of This Collection == | ||
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“Australia, New South Wales Masonic Lodge Registers, 1831-1930,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory. “Lodge Records.” Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory, Sydney. FHL digital images. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | “Australia, New South Wales Masonic Lodge Registers, 1831-1930,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory. “Lodge Records.” Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory, Sydney. FHL digital images. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
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When you copy information from the record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find th record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you do not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | When you copy information from the record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find th record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you do not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
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'''The suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched in found in the Wiki Article: '''[[How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections|How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]] | '''The suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched in found in the Wiki Article: '''[[How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections|How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]] | ||