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 *[[French Wordlist]]
 *[https://familysearch.org/indexing/help/handwriting#?l=fr French Handwriting Help]
 == What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
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 == How Do I Search the Collection? ==
 You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know:
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 === Search the Index ===
-Search by name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2558681Collection Page].
+{{Search Collection Link
-#Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you have
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-#Click '''Search''' to show possible matches
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 === How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
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 ==What Do I Do Next?==
 ===I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?===
-*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.
+*Cite the record. See [[#Citing This Collection|below]] for help citing this collection.
-*Use the information to find additional family members.
+*Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index. To find a copy of the original record, visit the [[http://federationgenealogie.qc.ca/ La Federation Québécoise des Sociétés de Genealogie]] page.
-*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
+*To help keep track of your research, you may want to keep a research log. FamilySearch has an example [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/5/50/Research_Log.pdf example research log] which you can download.
+*Use the information you have found to find the person in census records.
 *[[Quebec 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? ===
-*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
+*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives.
-*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
+*Search the records of nearby areas. *Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
-*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
+:- They might have been listed under a middle name, [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nicknamegiven-name-equivalents.htm nickname], or [[Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records|abbreviation]] of their given name.
-*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name, especially French versions.
+:-A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband.
-*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html 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 [[Quebec, Canada Genealogy]].
-*Search in the [[Quebec Archives and Libraries]].
-*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=305&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Canada%2C%20Qu%C3%A9bec%22%20%2Bkeywords%3Amarriage FamilySearch Library Catalog]
 ==Citing this Collection==
-Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.
+Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
-'''Collection citation''':<br>
+'''Collection citation''':
-{{Collection citation | text= "Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing La Federation Quebeciose des Societies de Genealogie (Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Quebec).}}<br><br>
+{{Collection citation | text= "Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing La Federation Quebeciose des Societies de Genealogie (Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Quebec).}}
-'''Record citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br>
+'''Record citation''' (or citation for the index entry):
 {{Record Citation Link
 |CID=CID2558681