121,887
edits
No edit summary |
m (Text replacement - "; see the section Citing This Collection for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image" to "") |
||
Line 117: | Line 117: | ||
*Add any new information to your records | *Add any new information to your records | ||
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined | *Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined | ||
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference | *Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference | ||
===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*If the original church records that you need have been lost or destroyed or are illegible, you may be able to find a duplicate church record. Unfortunately, it was not standard practice to keep duplicate records until the 1900s. But some dioceses started making duplicates as early as 1820. Duplicates, when they exist, are normally located at the ''curia vescovile'' (diocesan archives) | *If the original church records that you need have been lost or destroyed or are illegible, you may be able to find a duplicate church record. Unfortunately, it was not standard practice to keep duplicate records until the 1900s. But some dioceses started making duplicates as early as 1820. Duplicates, when they exist, are normally located at the ''curia vescovile'' (diocesan archives) |