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*Use the ages in those records to estimate birth dates and find birth, christenings, marriage and death records. | *Use the ages in those records to estimate birth dates and find birth, christenings, marriage and death records. | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | ||
*[[ | *[[Nebraska Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === | ||
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*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. | *Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. | ||
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. | ||
*Search the indexes and records of [[United States Genealogy]]. | *Search the indexes and records of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]]. | ||
*Search in the [[ | *Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
==Citing this Collection== | ==Citing this Collection== | ||