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==Background==
==Background==
From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and more impacted those fragile paper copies. Below are records that can be used in place of the missing records.  
From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and other reasons impacted the survival of records. Below are substitute records that can be used in place of the missing records.  
*Substitute records can include additional details about an ancestor and clues regarding record loss
*Substitute records can include additional details about an ancestor and clues regarding record loss
*Use records of neighboring counties to help when there is county record loss
*Use records of neighboring counties to help when there is county record loss
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