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=== Steps for Using Vital Records (Civil Registration) === | === Steps for Using Vital Records (Civil Registration) === | ||
==== 1. Decide what years to search and where ==== | ==== Step 1. Decide what years to search and where ==== | ||
Learn the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Many types of records may give this information. Locate your ancestor or the family in censuses, for example, to learn where to search and to estimate approximate years to search. See '''Tip 1''', below. | Learn the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Many types of records may give this information. Locate your ancestor or the family in censuses, for example, to learn where to search and to estimate approximate years to search. See '''Tip 1''', below. | ||
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For reasons why you may want to look for the death record of your ancestor first, see '''Tip 2''', below. | For reasons why you may want to look for the death record of your ancestor first, see '''Tip 2''', below. | ||
==== 2. Use an index ==== | ==== Step 2. Use an index ==== | ||
Indexes certainly make it easier to locate vital records for our ancestors. Indexes for most provinces are increasing on the Internet, many with links to images. | Indexes certainly make it easier to locate vital records for our ancestors. Indexes for most provinces are increasing on the Internet, many with links to images. | ||
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| valign="middle" align="left" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert tip''': If you don't find the person in the index, keep trying. <br> | | valign="middle" align="left" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert tip''': If you don't find the person in the index, keep trying. <br> | ||
*People did not always spell names correctly. [You have probably had that happen to you, even now, when people are generally well-educated.] | *People did not always spell names correctly. [You have probably had that happen to you, even now, when people are generally well-educated.] | ||
*People sometimes went by nicknames or translated names from French to English, for example. See '''Tip 3.''' | *People sometimes went by nicknames or translated names from French to English, for example. See '''Tip 3.''' | ||
*It's hard to index every name on a page, especially with unusual names. | *It's hard to index every name on a page, especially with unusual names. | ||
*Try another index, if one exists. Different indexers have different levels of training and experience. | *Try another index, if one exists. Different indexers have different levels of training and experience. | ||
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See the '''Introduction''' in this article for links to the Wiki page for Vital Records or Civil Registration for each province, where links to indexes on the Internet should be updated often. | See the '''Introduction''' in this article for links to the Wiki page for Vital Records or Civil Registration for each province, where links to indexes on the Internet should be updated often. | ||
==== 3. Obtain and search the record ==== | ==== Step 3. Obtain and search the record ==== | ||
You may be able to access the record on the Internet or may have to contact the Provincial offices to obtain it. Again, go to the '''Introduction''' for this article for links to each province and how to obtain the records. | You may be able to access the record on the Internet or may have to contact the Provincial offices to obtain it. Again, go to the '''Introduction''' for this article for links to each province and how to obtain the records. | ||
If you cannot find your ancestor's registration, see '''Tip 4''' and '''Tip 5'''. | If you cannot find your ancestor's registration, see '''Tip 4''' and '''Tip 5'''. | ||
==== 4. Analyze the record ==== | ==== Step 4. Analyze the record ==== | ||
Ask yourself these questions to use the record effectively: | Ask yourself these questions to use the record effectively: | ||
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=== Why can't I find a vital record? === | === Why can't I find a vital record? === | ||