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To begin your search it is helpful to know: | To begin your search it is helpful to know: | ||
*The name of your ancestor. | |||
*The name of your ancestor | *The birth date and birth place of your ancestor. | ||
*The birth date and birth place of your ancestor | *The death date and death place of your ancestor. | ||
*The death date and death place of your ancestor | |||
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== What Do I Do Next?== | == 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. | When you have located your ancestor’s mortuary 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. | ||
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
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*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | *Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | ||
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor. | *Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor. | ||
{{Tip|Don't overlook items in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Library Catalog.] This can help you locate additional records to search for information on your family.}} | |||
== Citing this Collection == | == 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--> NARA NAID 570981. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.}} <br> | 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--> NARA NAID 570981. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.}} <br> | ||
'''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link | '''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link | ||