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Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | ||
=== I Found | === I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the [[#Citing This Collection|Citing This Collection]] section. | *In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the [[#Citing This Collection|Citing This Collection]] section. | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the [[United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1940 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. Search the state censuses as well. | *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the [[United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1940 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. Search the state censuses as well. | ||
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*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 | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | *If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | ||
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality. | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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{{Collection_citation | text="California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1411. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. | {{Collection_citation | text="California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1411. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. | ||