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| FS_URL_03 =[[Arkansas Archives and Libraries]]  
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| FS_URL_04 =[[Arkansas Record Finder]]
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'''{{RecordSearch|CID|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
'''{{RecordSearch|CID|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
#Select  the '''Volume or Record Name, Volume Number (if given), Year Range, Surname Range''' to view the images.
#Select  the '''Volume or Record Name, Volume Number (if given), Year Range, Surname Range''' to view the images.
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== 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]].
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== What Do I Do Next? ==  
== What Do I Do Next? ==  
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=== I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now? ===
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=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
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*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well  
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
*Consult the [[Arkansas Record Finder]] to find other records
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