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If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900. | If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900. | ||
'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2299374/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: <br> ⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "Volume and Year Range" which takes you to the images.<br> | '''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2299374/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: <br> ⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "Volume and Year Range" which takes you to the images.<br> | ||
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*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | *Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | ||
== What | ==I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?== | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | ||
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*If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors. | *If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors. | ||
== | ==I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?== | ||
*Check for variant spellings of the name. | *Check for variant spellings of the name. | ||
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== Citing this Collection == | == 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 = “California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941.” Images. ''FamilySearch.'' http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1388. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.}}<br><br> '''Image Citation'''<br> {{Image_Citation_Link | 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 = “California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941.” Images. ''FamilySearch.'' http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1388. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.}}<br><br> | ||
'''Image Citation'''<br> {{Image_Citation_Link | |||
|CID=CID2299374 | |CID=CID2299374 | ||
|title=California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941 | |title=California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941 | ||