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-== What Can This Collection Tell Me? ==
+== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
 The maps highlight the boundaries of individual enumeration districts.
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 *The approximate address or residence of your ancestor
+=== View the Images ===
+View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2329948|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
+# Select '''NARA Roll Number - Contents''' to view the images.
-'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2329948/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>⇒Select the “NARA Roll Number - Contents" category which takes you to the images
+{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2329948 United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
-{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2329948 United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
+=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
+Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 == What Do I Do Next?  ==
+=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
+*Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for you ancestor's residence for each census year
+*Look at each image comparing the information with the address for your ancestor until you find the map which is appropriate. Then search that enumeration district of the population schedule for your ancestor's family
-Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for you ancestor's residence for each census year.
+=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
+*The maps are especially helpful if you cannot locate your ancestor in the census index by enabling you to search a specific street or neighborhood
-Look at each image comparing the information with the address for your ancestor until you find the map which is appropriate. Then search that enumeration district of the population schedule for your ancestor's family.
-The maps are especially helpful if you cannot locate your ancestor in the census index by enabling you to search a specific street or neighborhood.
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 ==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:
-"Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : accessed 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3378. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
+"Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3378. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
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