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| title_language =  Schweiz, Schaffhausen Stammbäume und Stadtadreßbücher, 1460-1952
| title_language =  Schweiz, Schaffhausen Stammbäume und Stadtadreßbücher, 1460-1952
| FS_URL_01 = [[Switzerland Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_01 = [[Switzerland Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Switzerland Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Switzerland Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Switzerland Websites]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Switzerland Websites]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]]  
| FS_URL_04 = [[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Schaffhausen Canton, Switzerland Genealogy|Schaffhausen Canton]]
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| FS_URL_06 = [[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]]
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| FS_URL_07 = [[Switzerland Historic Maps]]
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| FS_URL_08 = [[Switzerland - Schaffhausen]]
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For a list of records by event and date currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1720613/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page.  
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=== Image Visibility ===
 
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection Browse Link |CID=CID1720613  | title = Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Directories, Emigration, and Genealogies, 1460-1952 }}
{{Collection Browse Link |CID=CID1720613  | title = Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Directories, Emigration, and Genealogies, 1460-1952 }}
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=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===  
=== View the Images ===
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2142779|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
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# Select '''Record Type'''
# Select '''Record Description''' to view the images.
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
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*Add any new information to your records                         
*Add any new information to your records                         
*Use the age to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records                           
*Use the age to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records                           
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. This compiled list can help you identify possible relations that can be further verified by researching [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Switzerland_Vital_Records_Index vital records indexes] in the country         
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby.
*When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors                        
*When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors         *[[Switzerland Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900
*[[Switzerland Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900
===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?===                               
===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?===                               
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful                                   
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful                                   
*While searching, it is helpful to know such information as the ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as an ancestor and that the ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times  
*While searching, it is helpful to know such information as the ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as an ancestor and that the ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times  
*Keep in mind that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name                 
*Keep in mind that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name                 
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation         
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in.        
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names
*Search the indexes and records of [[Switzerland Societies|local genealogical societies]]
*Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800
*There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]].
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]].
* [[Switzerland Record Finder]]
* [[Switzerland Record Finder]]
* [[Switzerland Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Switzerland Research Tips and Strategies]]
== Known Issues ==
== Known Issues ==
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== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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