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:C. Go to the Wiki and in the search bar, enter either a location or a topic to search. A typical starting point might be a State (location) where your ancestor might have lived, or a census record (topic) during the years your ancestor would have been alive. | :C. Go to the Wiki and in the search bar, enter either a location or a topic to search. A typical starting point might be a State (location) where your ancestor might have lived, or a census record (topic) during the years your ancestor would have been alive. | ||
=== V. Case Study: === | === V. Case Study number one: === | ||
This is an example of a search where a birth certificate was actually found. Please follow the steps below on your computer to see how to use the wiki. | This is an example of a search where a birth certificate was actually found. Please follow the steps below on your computer to see how to use the wiki. | ||
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:B) You will get a response that says, “How to Find Arizona Birth Records”. Notice this is a link taking us to a State Page. | :B) You will get a response that says, “How to Find Arizona Birth Records”. Notice this is a link taking us to a State Page. | ||
::1) He was born in 1922, so select the link that says, “Births from 75 years before present year thru 1989. | ::1) He was born in 1922, so select the link that says, “Births from 75 years before present year thru 1989. | ||
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:::d) This is where the parents have named the child and shows their signatures. On this document the name is clearly, Ivan Willard Rogers. | :::d) This is where the parents have named the child and shows their signatures. On this document the name is clearly, Ivan Willard Rogers. | ||
:::e) The birth certificate and the second document both show the names of the parents. | :::e) The birth certificate and the second document both show the names of the parents. | ||
:::f) Not all states have their birth records on line for us to view. Sometimes (in fact most of the time) we will be directed to a place to order the record. | :::f) Not all states have their birth records on line for us to view. Sometimes (in fact most of the time) we will be directed to a place to order the record. | ||
: | === VI Case Study Number two: === | ||
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:: | An example of a search that directs you where to go to order a birth certificate. | ||
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:: | :A) Let’s say you want to find the birth certificate for Dominick Rizzo who was born in Wisconsin in the early 1900s. | ||
:: | ::1) Go to the Wiki. In the search bar, type in Wisconsin. | ||
::2) Click on Wisconsin Genealogy | |||
::3) In the blue box in the center section of the page, click on “birth information”. | |||
::4) Click on 1853 thru 1907 | |||
::5) Under Wisconsin Births Databases –includes Index and Digital Images, click on the link 1820-1907 under the Try 1st header | |||
[[Image:Wisconsin Birth Records.JPG|thumb|Wisconsin Birth Records.JPG]] | [[Image:Wisconsin Birth Records.JPG|thumb|Wisconsin Birth Records.JPG]] | ||