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== | == What is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection includes records from 1906-1991 | This collection includes records from 1906-1991 | ||
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The following seven years are not included in this collection: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1955, 1960, 1965, and 1980. Gorgas Hospital, located in the Panama Canal Zone, was run by the U.S. Army, but is now under Panamanian control. | The following seven years are not included in this collection: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1955, 1960, 1965, and 1980. Gorgas Hospital, located in the Panama Canal Zone, was run by the U.S. Army, but is now under Panamanian control. | ||
== | == Collection Content == | ||
Facts found in this collection may include: | Facts found in this collection may include: | ||
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*Estimated birth year | *Estimated birth year | ||
== How | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following: | To begin your search it is helpful to know the following: | ||
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For tips about searching on-line collections, see the wiki article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | For tips about searching on-line collections, see the wiki article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | ||
== | == What Do I Do Next?== | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. For example: | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. For example: | ||
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== | == Citing this Collection == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. <br><br> '''Collection Citation'''<br> {{Collection citation| text = <!--bibdescbegin-->"United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991." Database. ''FamilySearch''. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Department of Defense. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.<!--bibdescend-->}} <br> '''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. <br><br> '''Collection Citation'''<br> {{Collection citation| text = <!--bibdescbegin-->"United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991." Database. ''FamilySearch''. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Department of Defense. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.<!--bibdescend-->}} <br> '''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link | ||