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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This 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, | 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. | ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
*The name of your ancestor | *The name of your ancestor | ||
*The date and place registration was filed | *The date and place registration was filed | ||
*The name of a spouse | *The name of a spouse | ||
=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
{{Search Collection Link | {{Search Collection Link | ||
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=== View the Images === | === View the Images === | ||
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1878523|Browse Page|access=browse}}''': | |||
#Select the '''Film Number''' to view the images. | #Select the '''Film Number''' to view the images. | ||
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person 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 | *Use the age or estimated birth date to find 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 | *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. | ||
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=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
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*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county. | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county. | ||
*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. | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. | ||
==Citing This Collection== | ==Citing This Collection== | ||
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;Collection Citation: | ;Collection Citation: | ||
"California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing County Clerk. San Francisco Public Library, History and Archives. | |||
{{Record_Citation}} | {{Record_Citation}} | ||