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==== SEARCHING THE COLLECTION ==== | ==== SEARCHING THE COLLECTION ==== | ||
To search | '''To search this collection by image:''' <br> ⇒Select "Browse" link in the initial search page <br> ⇒Select "City or borough" category <br> ⇒Select "Item of interest" category which takes you to the images.<br> | ||
Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | ||
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*Burial place may also help you find a couple's migration pattern. | *Burial place may also help you find a couple's migration pattern. | ||
It is often helpful to extract the information on all children with the same parents. If the surname is unusual, you may want to compile baptism entries for every person of the same surname and sort them into families based on the names of the parents. Continue to search the baptism records to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who were born, married, and died in or near to the same place. | It is often helpful to extract the information on all children with the same parents. If the surname is unusual, you may want to compile baptism entries for every person of the same surname and sort them into families based on the names of the parents. Continue to search the baptism records to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who were born, married, and died in or near to the same place. | ||
==== For Help Reading These Records ==== | ==== For Help Reading These Records ==== |
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