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==How Do I Search This Collection?== | ==How Do I Search This Collection?== | ||
You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know: | You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know: | ||
*The name of your ancestor | *The name of your ancestor | ||
*The name of a relative or date of death | *The name of a relative or date of death | ||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the information found on the obituary card index to locate the actual death certificate | *Use the information found on the obituary card index to locate the actual death certificate | ||
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and marriage records | *Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and marriage records | ||
*Use the information to find additional family members | *Use the information to find additional family members | ||
*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 | ||
*[[Canada Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | *[[Canada 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 the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later | *Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later | ||
*Use the information found in the record to locate the death record | *Use the information found in the record to locate the death record | ||
*Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records | *Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records | *Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses | *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses | ||
*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 | ||
==Citing This Collection== | ==Citing This Collection== | ||