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| Back to [[Family History for the Flummoxed]] | | Back to [[Family History for the Flummoxed]] |
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| = Flummoxment =
| | #I would like to extend a family line: |
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| You're here because you want to extend a family line.
| | ##Between 1600 and 1900 |
| | | ##After 1900 |
| = Double-Check =
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| This page is part of the Flummoxed series. If you've come here, you probably haven't have found the information you need about your family in any of the following:
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| #Indexed records found at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]. Indexed records are only the tip of the iceberg. Most records are un-indexed and can be used like microfilm by following the link in the next item. | |
| #Un-indexed records that can be browsed using the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org collections list]. Notice that at the left side of the page you can focus on the place, date, and category of what you are trying to find.
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| #Online archives in various locations throughout the world as linked from within this FamilySearch.org Wiki. Example: [[Czech_Republic#Online_Databases|Online archives of the Czech Republic]].
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| #Films, books and other resources available at or through the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and worldwide [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers] as found in the library's [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog on-line catalog].
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| '''''Not to worry!'''''
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| = Please Pick One of These =
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| '''So that we can better help you, please do one of the following:'''
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| *Roughly categorize and select the time period in which you want to extend a family line, or
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| *Select "Town of Orgin" if you are trying to find the birth in a foreign country of someone who immigrated.
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| #[[Flummoxed - Early Period|'''Early Period''']] -<br>Before records were kept for the common man (about 1600 in the western world). | |
| #[[Flummoxed - Middle Period|'''Middle Period''']] -<br>Within the time that vital records for the common man were primarily kept by religious organizations (from about 1600 to 1900). | |
| #[[Flummoxed - Modern Period|'''Modern Period''']] -<br>After the time that civil and census records were kept for the common man (from the late 1800s through the present, but earlier in some local areas). | |
| #[[Flummoxed - Town of Origin|'''Town of Origin''']] -<br>"Crossing the Pond" is often a big challenge because censuses are not common in Europe. The problem is often solvable, and we'll try to help you.
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| '''Please click on one of the above periods to continue your journey. Remember, you can always return here and pick a different option.'''
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