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== What is in the Collection? == | == What is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2637065 California, San Francisco, registration affidavits of enemy alien, 1918] in the FamilySearch Catalog. | |||
Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available. | Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available. | ||
== Collection | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
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</gallery>'''Information in the Registration Affidavits''' generally include the following: | </gallery>'''Information in the Registration Affidavits''' generally include the following: | ||
== What Can this Collection Tell Me? == | |||
*Full Name of applicant | *Full Name of applicant | ||
*Date Registration was Filed | *Date Registration was Filed | ||
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For tips about searching on-line collections see the wiki article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | For tips about searching on-line collections see the wiki article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | ||
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When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Make a photocopy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors. | ===I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?=== | ||
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