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Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include the following information: | Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include the following information: | ||
*Names of primary individuals | *Names of primary individuals | ||
*Date and place of event | *Date and place of event | ||
*Names of other family members | *Names of other family members | ||
*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
To begin your search it is helpful to know: | To begin your search it is helpful to know: | ||
*Name of your ancestor | |||
*Type of event | *Name of your ancestor | ||
*Type of event | |||
*Identifying information such as birth date or parent's names | *Identifying information such as birth date or parent's names | ||
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*[[German Word List]] | *[[German Word List]] | ||
=== Search the Collection === | === Search the Collection === | ||
To search the collection by image <br> | To search the collection by image <br> ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒Select the appropriate "_____________" <br> ⇒Select the appropriate "_____________" <br> ⇒Select the appropriate "_____________" which takes you to the images. | ||
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate | |||
⇒Select the appropriate | |||
⇒Select the appropriate | |||
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind: | Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind: | ||
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | |||
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | *There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | |||
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | *Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | ||
=== Using the Information === | === Using the Information === | ||
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. 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. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | ||
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=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? === | === Unable to Find Your Ancestor? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | ||
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. | *Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. | ||
*Search the indexes and records of nearby localities. | *Search the indexes and records of nearby localities. | ||
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{{Collection citation | text= "Bern Canton Archives. Civil Registration, 1792-1876." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Stadtarchiv, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "Bern Canton Archives. Civil Registration, 1792-1876." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Stadtarchiv, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland.}} | ||
[[Category:Switzerland | [[Category:Switzerland Vital_Records]] | ||