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=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
:Place Search | :<u>'''Place Search'''</u> | ||
::• Search all jurisdictions | ::• Search all jurisdictions | ||
:::- If a record contains information for two or more towns the record will be found on the county level. | :::- If a record contains information for two or more towns the record will be found on the county level. | ||
:::- If a record contains information for two or more counties the record will be found on the state level. | :::- If a record contains information for two or more counties the record will be found on the state level. | ||
:::- If a record contains information for two or more states the record will be found on the country level. | :::- If a record contains information for two or more states the record will be found on the country level. | ||
::• If part of a place name has the word Saint or Mount, and you get zero results, try St. or Mt. | |||
::• For non-English place names, usually the non-English name will be used in the catalog. | |||
::• Do not type the word 'county' when doing a place search or you will get zero results. | ::• Do not type the word 'county' when doing a place search or you will get zero results. | ||
:: | :::- Determine the ancestry of a county. You need to determine which county was over the area where your ancestor lived when the ancestor lived there. See [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=545087&disp=Map+guide+to+the+U.S.+Federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920] or [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=611946&disp=Ancestry%27s+red+book%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Ancestry's Red Book : American State, County & Town Sources.] | ||
:<u>'''Surname Search'''</u> | |||
::• Try spelling variations for a surname. | |||
::• Look for related family surnames also. For many years, only 7-10 surnames were used for a book even if more surnames appear in it. | |||
:<u>'''General Tips'''</u> | |||
::• Records may be cataloged under different topics or they may also be part of a collection with other types of records. For example, 'Divorces' may be cataloged as divorces or court records or vital records. | |||
::• If the catalog shows multiple pages for a search result or a film list, scroll to the bottom of the first page and put an estimate in the box for '''Get Records'''. | |||
::• Use Ctrl F to search a page for a word or number, such as a film number. | |||
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=== What to do next === | === What to do next === | ||