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 ==Strategy==
 '''Tips for Using Vital Records'''<br>
-*Information listed was given by an informant
+*Certificate or record is not found:
+#Search the towns and cities where the event took place in New York. Also search surrounding counties to locate the document.
+#The record may not exist because of record loss at the the county courthouse. See below.
+#The event may not have been recorded by the government at that time. Use substitute records. See below
+*Examine the record to determine accuracy:
+#Person providing information may not remember events accurately
+#Informant may not have been present at the time of the event
+#Informant may give false information to hide age, race, religion, or illegitimacy
+#Grieving relatives may not have remembered correctly
+*Review the informant on the document:
 #Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record
 #See if records about the informant may have clues and evidence for your family
 #Use the information as a clue, not a fact, until verified by other sources
-*To determine the accuracy of the record, consider:
-#How much time elapsed since the event and making a record of it? (Faded or recent memory?)
-#Was the informant present at the time of the event? (Witnessed or was told about it?)
-#Did they guess or have something to hide for social or religious reasons? (Illegitimacy, age, etc.)
-#Grieving relatives may not have remembered correctly
 ''See also:''<br>