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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. | This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. | ||
Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person? <br> | Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person? <br> | ||
Step 2. Look at the Record Selection Table below. It will tell you which are the best types of records for that information. <br>> In column 1 find the goal you selected. <br>> In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. | Step 2. Look at the Record Selection Table below. It will tell you which are the best types of records for that information. <br>> In column 1 find the goal you selected. <br>> In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. | ||
Step 3. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. <br> | Step 3. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. <br> | ||
Step 4. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog and choose a specific record to search. <br> | Step 4. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog and choose a specific record to search. <br> | ||
Step 5. Search the records. <br>> If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and try those records. <br> | Step 5. Search the records. <br>> If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and try those records. <br> | ||
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| align="left" | ''' | | align="left" width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''What you are looking for:''' | ||
| align="left" | ''' | | align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Try these records first:''' | ||
| align="left" | ''' | | align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Other useful records:''' | ||
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| align="left" | Age | | align="left" | Age | ||