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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==  
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The name of your ancestor
*Name of the person
*The approximate year your ancestor was born.
*The age or date of the event
*The years the person served in the military.


Compare the information on the image to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several images before you find your ancestor.
=== View the Images ===
View images in this collection by visiting the  
'''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/CID/waypoints Browse Page]'''. br>
# Select '''Vol. No. and Application No. Range'''


'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1918480/waypoints Browse Page]''' then select the "Vol. No. and Application No. Range".
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.


 
For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].


{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1918480 Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Membership Applications, 1892-2010]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1918480 Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Membership Applications, 1892-2010]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
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=== I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.  
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.  
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. (Make sure that if it’s a marriage article, you take the word marriage out, if it’s a birth article, take the word birth out, etc.)
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.  
*Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
*Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.  Witnesses were usually family members.
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.  Witnesses were usually family members.
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