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Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example: | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | ||
For example: | |||
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find birth records and parents' names. | *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find birth records and parents' names. | ||
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence to find the family in census records or church records. | *Use the birth date or age along with the residence to find the family in census records or church records. | ||
*Occupations listed can lead you to | *Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records. | ||
*Use the information about others lodges attended to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family. | *Use the information about others lodges attended to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family. | ||
*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname. This is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. | *Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname. This is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. | ||
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Freemasonry In Australia can be traced to the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 with some record keeping beginning at that time. The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales was officially formed in 1888, and later became responsible for Freemasonry in the Australian Capital Territory. Complete records were kept from the time of the lodge’s creation. | Freemasonry In Australia can be traced to the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 with some record keeping beginning at that time. The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales was officially formed in 1888, and later became responsible for Freemasonry in the Australian Capital Territory. Complete records were kept from the time of the lodge’s creation. | ||
=== Why | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
These records were created to track members of the organization and to record their individual achievements of merit. | These records were created to track members of the organization and to record their individual achievements of merit. | ||
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The records regarding achievements within the organization are very reliable. Biographical information is usually reliable but in a few cases may have been deliberately falsified. | The records regarding achievements within the organization are very reliable. Biographical information is usually reliable but in a few cases may have been deliberately falsified. | ||
== Related | == Related Websites == | ||
[http://genealogy.about.com/od/australia/tp/nsw-genealogy-online.htm australia geneology online Australia & New Zealand] | *[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,405214.msg2736399.html Australia NSW Alphabetical Index to newspaper cuttings 1841-1987] | ||
*[http://genealogy.about.com/od/australia/tp/nsw-genealogy-online.htm australia geneology online Australia & New Zealand] | |||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from the record, you should | When you copy information from the record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find th record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you do not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
The suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched in found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]] | The suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched in found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
=== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection === | === Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection === | ||