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 === I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What? ===
 *Use the age found on the record to calculate the year of birth from the year of the event. Use the birth year that you found to search in the [[British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] collection or the [[Canada Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] collection.
+*Look for other family members in this collection. If the family resided in the area for a long time, it is much more likely that other family members will also appear in this collection. Finding notices for additional family members can help flesh out the family and may be necessary in discovering vital information about the direct-line ancestor.
 === I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, Now What? ===
-*Try searching for their nicknames or alternative names
+*Try searching for their nicknames or alternative names.
-*Search the censuses for the residence of your ancestor
+*Search the censuses for the residence of your ancestor.
+*Try the British Columbia Vital Records for official documentation of births, marriages, and deaths. These can be found in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&region=CANADA FamilySearch's Canada Collections].
+*Not everyone in Victoria City will appear in these newspaper notices, so it may be necessary to move to another record type.
 == Citing this Collection ==