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For a list of localities currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1534449/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page.<br> | For a list of localities currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1534449/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page.<br> | ||
== | == Collection Contents == | ||
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*Source of Information | *Source of Information | ||
== How | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times. | As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times. | ||
'''To search the collection by name:'''<br>Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | '''To search the collection by name:'''<br>Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | ||
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Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. <br> | Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. <br> | ||
Use the information that you have found on the tombstones to: | Use the information that you have found on the tombstones to: | ||
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{{Contributor invite}}<br> | {{Contributor invite}}<br> | ||
== | == Citing this Collection == | ||
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. <br><br> '''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions. 1800-1960." Database with Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Sydney Genealogical Library. Greenwich}}<br><br> | Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. <br><br> '''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions. 1800-1960." Database with Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Sydney Genealogical Library. Greenwich}}<br><br> | ||