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*The approximate date of immigration. | *The approximate date of immigration. | ||
*The port of arrival or departure. | *The port of arrival or departure. | ||
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, 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: | ||
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| CID=CID2443318 | | CID=CID2443318 | ||
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=== View the Images === | === View the Images === | ||
View images in this collection by visiting the | View images in this collection by visiting the | ||
'''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2443318/waypoints Browse Page]'''. | '''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2443318/waypoints Browse Page]'''. | ||
# Select '''NARA Roll Number - | # Select '''NARA Roll Number - Contents''' | ||
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === 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. | 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 more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
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*If applicable, search for military records as well. | *If applicable, search for military records as well. | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking for, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | *If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | ||
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry. | ||
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name. | *Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name. | ||
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. | ||
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A citation is a note where you found information. Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Using citations allows others to find the same information. | A citation is a note where you found information. Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Using citations allows others to find the same information. | ||
'''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 January 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3381. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.}} | '''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 January 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3381. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.}} | ||