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#Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | #Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | ||
If you do find the couple's marriage information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | If you do find the couple's marriage information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | ||
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|Compiled sources are a great place to start for finding a birth date.[[Denmark Biography|<u>Biographies</u>]]<u>, </u>[[Denmark Genealogy|<u>Genealogies</u>]]<u>, and </u>[[Denmark Periodicals|<u>Periodicals</u>]] are just a few of the compiled sources available. Although these records are secondary, they are usually well documented. The information in these sources should be sourced well enough that you could find the original record if you wanted to. | |||
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== Step 2: Work with what you know == | == Step 2: Work with what you know == | ||