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=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Records collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. | The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Records collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. | ||
{{Collection citation | text= "Australia, New South Wells, Aphabetical Index to Newspaper Clippings, 1841-1987" Index and Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Greenwich Stake Genealogical Library.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "Australia, New South Wells, Aphabetical Index to Newspaper Clippings, 1841-1987" Index and Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Greenwich Stake Genealogical Library.}} | ||
== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
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*Name of ancestor | *Name of ancestor | ||
*Approximate year of event | *Approximate year and place of event | ||
==== Search the Collection ==== | ==== Search the Collection ==== | ||
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. 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. | |||
To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page:<br> ⇒Select the appropriate “First letter of surname”<br> ⇒Select the appropriate “Principal's surname”<br> ⇒Select the appropriate “Principal's given name(s)” which will take you to the images. | |||
Look at the images one by one 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. | |||
==== Tips to Keep in Mind ==== | |||
*To find all of your ancestor's family members, search with the name of the parents and the surname of your ancestor. | *To find all of your ancestor's family members, search with the name of the parents and the surname of your ancestor. | ||
==== Using the Information | ==== Using the Information ==== | ||
When you have found the information that you are looking for, the following will help you further your research: | When you have found the information that you are looking for, the following will help you further your research: | ||
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*Use the calculated birth year to search for a birth record. | *Use the calculated birth year to search for a birth record. | ||
==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? | ==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ==== | ||
*Consider looking in the "illegible surname" category in browse. | *Consider looking in the "illegible surname" category in browse. | ||